Areas of Interest
East Asian cinema and media
Environmental humanities
More-than-human anthropology
Science and technology studies
Biography
Supervisors: Yue Meng
Chu Wang is a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. His research interests include East Asian cinema and media culture, environmental humanities, and science and technology studies. His dissertation investigates nature-themed science education filmmaking during Mao-era China. Shifting the analytical focus from representations to practices, his research views science education filmmaking as a multifaceted practice entangled with concurrent scientific experiments, the invention of local filming technologies, interactions with the more-than-human world, and evolving political and social conditions. Utilizing extensive archival documents, his dissertation will reconstruct these intricate filming processes and reveal their unique meanings beyond film texts.
Publications:
“Beyond the lens: More-than-human encounters in Yin Hong’s Himalayan science education filmmaking.” Journal of Chinese Cinemas (2024) June: 1-16. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17508061.2024.2364580
“Ecological Experience in the Postcinematic Era 后电影时代的生态体验.” International Journal of Audiovisual Studies 国际视听研究 2 (2022): 111-121
Awards:
2023 Julia Ching Memorial Fellowship in Chinese Thought and Culture
2023 SGS Research Travel Grant
2022 Vincent Shen Memorial Scholarship
2020 Ting Fang Chung Scholarship
Cohort
2020-2021