Xinyu Deng
Affiliations
Doctoral Student
University of Calgary
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Background
Educational Background
MA Global Communication, University of Southern California, 2023
MSc Global Media and Communications, London School of Economics, 2022
BA English Language and Literature, Zhejiang University, 2021
Biography
If you’ve taken a look at my educational background, you might notice that I’ve transitioned from humanities to media studies, and finally to geography. I’m a bit all over the place—but, I proudly call myself a transdisciplinary researcher!
Currently, my focus is on bridging critical geography with critical data studies. To put it simply, our social world is becoming increasingly quantified and datafied, as seen in smart city projects, and our future is being shaped by computational models that predict outcomes. This trend was sharply criticized by radical geographers during the 'quantitative revolution' in geography, and I believe the theoretical legacies of that time offer valuable heuristics for addressing the challenges of today’s 'data revolution.' This is an on-ended project, though I might have a sudden burst of inspiration—only to abandon it just as quickly.
Projects
I have several publications on China Media Project, an independent research institution about Chinese media landscape, for those who are interested:
https://chinamediaproject.org/2023/08/18/the-battle-of-brick-lane/
https://chinamediaproject.org/2023/03/09/framing-chinas-health-experts/
https://chinamediaproject.org/the_ccp_dictionary/socialite/
https://chinamediaproject.org/the_ccp_dictionary/chinese-style-modernization/
Awards
- President's Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship in Transdisciplinary Research, University of Calgary. 2024
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