She received her doctorate in China Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in September 2022. Her PhD project, funded by the Universities’ China Committee in London (UCCL), focuses on the increasing role of science fiction as a way of thinking about other fields, such as ecology, urbanism, and politics in the contemporary Chinese context. She considers that the central question posed, and often left unresolved, by eco-oriented Chinese SF is how to resist the uni
She co-directs the London Science Fiction Research Community (LSFRC), and coordinates with institutions and other organizations ( besea.n - Britain’s East and South East Asian Network , Bubble Tea Writers Network , London Chinese Science Fiction Group , etc.) in hosting and participating in a series of academic and cultural events on issues ranging from global e-waste and climate justice, to anti-racism and science fiction as activism and resistance, as well as the preservation of East and South East Asian
She has a passion for teaching, and has previously had the honour to teach a diversified group of students across continents and cultures (Wuhan, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Champaign, Dublin, London), while simultaneously being inspired by them in the best way possible. Absorbing cultures from around the world, she feels motivated to encourage not only herself but more and more people to create tales of their own, exploring their fascination with and connection to the rest of the world.