Yehan Wang
PhD student

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Biography

PhD – Sociology, University of York

MA – Media and Journalism, University of Newcastle

BA – Journalism of Broadcast and Television, Hebei University

Yehan Wang is a doctoral candidate currently studying at the University of York, UK. Her research focuses on the control of popular culture in China and the audience perception of and resistance to this. She earned a Master Degree in Media and Journalism at the University of Newcastle, UK, where she was awarded two academic prizes for the best overall performance and the best dissertation. Yehan's education experience during her Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree nurtured her broad research interests and developed her related skillset, which includes art and media design, film and television production, government policy and public relations as well as non-linear editing and basic coding.

Yehan has also gained relevant work experience beyond her university education. She worked for the HBIS Media Center as a journalist, television host and editor of a magazine. She is proficient in Adobe Premiere video editing (including dubbing) and Adobe InDesign magazine design software.