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Dr. Xi LIU is an Associate Professor at the Dept. of China Studies, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Her main research fields are Chinese literature and Chinese women's studies. Her research articles appeared in journals including Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, Journal of Gender Studies, Asian Journal of Women's Studies, and Frontiers of Literary Studies in China. She has published two monographs on Chinese literary and gender studies and has co-edited one volume on cultural studies of contemporary Northeast China.She has been teaching modules on Chinese literature, theatre, and film to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Currently as the principal supervisor, she is supervising two PhD students who work on contemporary Chinese literature. (No PhD recruitment plan for 2024-25)
ORCID ID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6095-5835
Research interests
Cultural and ethnographic studies of gender and class
Science, technology and subjectivity in literature
Socialist feminism, Post-Marxist feminism, Posthuman feminism
Feminist pedagogy and practices in Chinese higher education
Experience
Associate Professor, Dept. of China Studies, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University -2022 to present
Assistant Professor, Dept. of China Studies, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2016 to 2022
Part-time Lecturer, Dept. of Comparative Literature, the University of Hong Kong - 2016
Project Supervisor for ”MA in Chinese Literature”, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University - 2014 to 2015
Research Associate, Dept. of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - 2013 to 2015
Teaching
PHD SUPERVISION:
PhD Supervision (on-going): Ms. Yue Zhou, The Technological Fix in Contemporary Ecology-themed Science Fiction
PhD Supervision (on-going): Ms. Danxue Zhou, Social Space in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction
Coordinator of PhD Reading Group on Cultural Studies: Representation, Discourse and Ideology (2020-present)
Module Leader:
CCS409 China Studies Dissertation (PG, 2020-present)
CCS402 Contemporary Chinese Literature and Film (PG, 2019-present)
CCS307 Chinese Theatre and Performance (UG, 2017-present)
CCS206 Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature (UG, 2017-present)
Module Teacher:
CCS004 Introduction to China Studies (UG, 2021-present)
CCS901 Understanding China (UGPG, 2017-present)
CCS305 Final Year Project (UG, 2018-present)
COM207 Chinese Cinema (UG, 2018)
LAN102: Critical Thinking: The Self and The World (UG, 2017)
CCS002 China and the world (UG, 2016)
CCS101 Chinese Civilization: Thinkers and Ideas (UG, 2016)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Support in Higher Education, University of Liverpool, 2021
PhD, Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong 2013
MA, Chinese Language & Literature, Fudan University 2008
BA, Chinese Language & Literature, Nanjing University 2005
Person Types
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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System arrangement and capacity building of rural women's political participation
1/09/19 → 31/12/24
Project: Governmental Research Project
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A History of Climate and Literature: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Texts
Liu, X., Johns-Putra, A., Cesarino, L., RA1 & RA2
1/09/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Internal Research Project
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Humanism and Post-humanism in Post-1990s Chinese Science Fiction
1/02/20 → 28/02/23
Project: Internal Research Project
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Identity, Space, and Everyday Life in Contemporary Northeast China
Chen, Z. T. (ed.), Han, J. (ed.), Kuang, X. (ed.) & Liu, X. (ed.), Jan 2024, Palgrave Macmillan. 310 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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Introduction
Chen, Z. T., Han, J., Kuang, X. & Liu, X., Jan 2024, Identity, Space, and Everyday Life in Contemporary Northeast China.. Palgrave MacmillanResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Social reproduction with socialist characteristics in Shanghai: Destitute and disadvantaged women (pinkun funü) and their affective lives in the Workers’ New Villages during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ip, P. T. T., Zhang, Y. & Liu, X., 11 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Gender Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Reconfigured Narratives of Class and Gender in Representing Social Changes: From the Full-Length Novel to the Television Series of A Lifelong Journey
Liu, X., Jan 2024, Identity, Space, and Everyday Life in Contemporary Northeast China. Palgrave MacmillanResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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新本体论、主体观和性别观:后人类女性主义理论新变探究
Liu, X. & Xuying, Y., 2023, In: Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art. 43, 3, p. 130-139 10 p.Translated title of the contribution :New Views of Subjectivity and Gender Informed by New Ontology: A Study of the Genealogy of Posthuman Feminism Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Reading Danmei Novels in China: Female gaze, male-male romance, and Gen Z women's fantasy over intimacy
Xi Liu (Speaker)
2 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Feminist Film or Not? Representations of motherhood, female solidarity, and class distinction in Lost, Found
Xi Liu (Speaker)
26 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Reflections on eco-crisis and Anthropocene: A study of contemporary Chinese cli-fi
Xi Liu (Speaker)
18 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Feminist Film or Not? Representation of motherhood, female solidarity, and class distinction in Lost, Found
Xi Liu (Speaker)
6 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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"Surreal" and "Authenticity": Theories and Practices on Science Fiction Realism in Contemporary China
Xi Liu (Speaker)
21 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar