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Personal profile
Xianwen Kuang (Guangzhou, 1980) has been employed at Xian Jiaotong - Liverpool University (XJTLU) since August 2014. He received a PhD degree in Journalism from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in April, 2014 and a MSc in Asian Studies from Lund University in June 2010. His main research interests include journalism, media framing, the international communication of cultural heritages and Internet governance. He has published research papers and books on collective action and on news production. Before joining XJTLU, Xianwen Kuang has lived and worked in China, Sweden, Kenya, Denmark and the Netherlands as professional journalist and researcher. He has also taught UG and PG courses in journalism and research methods at both SDU and XJTLU.
Research interests
Journalism
News production
News effects
Framing analysis
Internet governance
Experience
Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, Duke Kunshan University - March - May, 2023
Visiting Researcher, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam - 2013 to 2013
PhD Research Fellow, University of Southern Denmark - 2011 to 2013
Intern, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - 2009 to 2009
Journalist, HKSG Media Ltd. - 2004 to 2008
Teaching
COM406 Research methods in Communication
COM340 Investigative Journalism
COM261 Qualitative Research Methods
COM221 Research Methods in Media and Communication
COM401 Global Media Cultures
COM112 Investigative Journalism
COM108 Global Journalism
COM105 Journalism Theory and Practice
Awards and honours
Creativity Award, 2018, Dentsu Innovation Laboratory, Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges，Ministry of Education， Peoples Republic of China
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. , University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark - 2014
M.S. , Lund University, Lund, Sweden - 2010
B.A. , Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China - 2003
Research areas
- Media framing analysis
- International communication
- Communication and heritages
- Online activism
- AI and misinformation
- City branding
- Journalism
- Political communication
Person Types
- Staff
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Developing interdisciplinary learning capacity of postgraduate students via research-led teaching sessions on cultural heritages in Suzhou
Kuang, X. (PI), Han, J. (CoI) & Liu, X. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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Traditional Chinese Medicine as Science or Cultural Heritage? China’s Overseas Promotion Strategies and Involvement of Actors since the Launch of the BRI
Kuang, X. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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To Use or Not to Use? A Relational Approach to ICTs as Repertoire of Contention
Kuang, X. (CoI)
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Enhancing Research-Led Teaching & Learning for Postgraduate Research Students through Interdisciplinary Research
Liu, X. (PI), Tang, B. (CoI), Han, J. (CoI) & Kuang, X. (CoI)
1/04/21 → 30/04/23
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Architecture as media and cities represented in media: Synthesizing disciplines in research-led teaching projects
Kuang, X., 17 Mar 2025, Chinese Cities as Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Teaching Practice. Springer, p. 93-146 54 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Becoming Ayi: Chinese female domestic workers’ transformation from docile bodies to wilful subjects
Chen, T., Kuang, X. & Liu, X., 10 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Gender Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Big data in human behavior research: a contextual turn
Liu, J., Kuang, X. & Schweighofer, S., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Big Data. 12, 1, 98.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Chinese cities as pedagogy: Interdisciplinary teaching practice
Han, J., Kuang, X. & Ding, G., 17 Mar 2025, Singapore: Springer. 252 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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Ten years of transformation: A comparative analysis of American news coverage on China during Xi’s initial and fifth US visits
Kuang, X. & Hearns-Branaman, J. O., Jun 2025, In: Global Media and China. 10, 2, p. 182-198 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Preservation, Production and Reproduction
Brillhart, A. (Organiser), Zhang, X. (Organiser), Tang, B. (Member of programme committee), Schnabel, M. A. (Participant), Han, J. (Chair), Kuang, X. (Chair), Williams, E. (Chair), Chen, G.C.-F. (Chair), Traynor, K. (Chair), Lu, X. (Chair), Bandyopadhyay, S. (Participant), Tao, Y. (Participant), Winter, T. (Participant), Baek, M. J. (Participant), Vichnevetskaia, A. (Participant), Zhu, Y. (Participant), Wu, K. (Participant), Zhang, Y. (Participant), Hu, W. (Participant), Han, Z. (Participant), Zhang, L. (Participant), Li, Y. (Participant), Corti, E. (Participant), Zhu, Y. (Participant), Azadian Qomi, M. (Participant) & Cui, N. (Participant)
29 Aug 2025 → 30 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Interdisciplinary Learning Workshop
Xianwen Kuang (Organiser), Jiawen Han (Organiser), Xi Liu (Organiser), Kuangjian Wu (Participant), Yue Zhu (Participant), Yue Zhou (Participant) & Zhelun Yang (Participant)
25 Aug 2025 → 28 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Ten years of transformation: A comparative analysis of American news coverage on China during Xi’s initial and fifth US visits
Xianwen Kuang (Speaker) & Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman (Speaker)
16 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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The Framing Effect on Beliefs in Misinformation: Exploring the Mediating Role of Emotions
Kuangjian Wu (Speaker) & Xianwen Kuang (Speaker)
12 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Projections and Perceptions: How Chinese and Global News Media Frame Traditional Chinese Medicine
Xianwen Kuang (Speaker)
23 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar