Newcastle University

Roles and Responsibilities

Year Abroad Coordinator China

Co-DPD of MA Film: Theory and Practice 

Qualifications

PhD in Film Studies, University of Nottingham, UK
MPhil in Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham, UK
MA in Journalism and Mass Communication, Beijing Normal University, China

Languages

Chinese, English

Research Interests

Transnational Chinese cinema, contemporary Chinese documentary filmmaking, stardom, gender and sexuality, audience/reception studies, representations of city in East Asian cinema, cultural studies, media studies

Current Work

I am currently researching Chinese independent documentaries and films on the topic of the Three Gorges project and the social reality in the Three Gorges area. 

Postgraduate Supervision

Lydia Dan Wu: Doctoral candidate in Film Studies, working on Chinese independent film festivals

Undergraduate Teaching 

CHN1005 Introduction to Chinese Culture

SML1021 Introduction to International Film

SML2011 Cities in East Asian Cinema: Culture, History and Identity

CHN4009 Gender and Media in Contemporary China

SML 4099 Dissertation (China)
CHN 4001 Level C Chinese

Postgraduate Teaching

FMS8055 Approaches to Film History and Theory

FMS8355 Stars: Systems, Nations and Theories

FMS8356 Exhibition Cultures: Film Programming and Marketing

FMS8099 Dissertation (film)

• Yu SQ. Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
• Yu SQ. Vulnerable Chinese Stars: From Xizi to Film Worker. In: Zhang, Y, ed. A Companion to Chinese Cinema. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, pp.218-239.
• Yu SQ. Camp Pleasure in an Era of Chinese Blockbusters: Internet Reception of Hero in Mainland China. In: Rawnsley G; Rawnsley M-Y, ed. Global Chinese Cinema: The Culture and Politics of 'Hero'. London: Routledge, 2010, pp. 135-151.
• Yu SQ. Jet Li: Star Construction and Fan Discourse on the Internet. In: Farquhar M; Zhang Y, ed. Chinese Film Stars. London: Routledge, 2010, pp. 225-236.
• Yu SQ (trans.). Kung Fu Cult Masters: from Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger - by Leon Hunt (London: Wallflower Press, 2003.). Beijing: Peking University Press, 2010.
• Yu SQ, Stringer J. Hero: How Chinese Is It?. In: Cooke P, ed. World Cinema’s ‘Dialogues’ with Hollywood. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, pp. 238-254.
• Yu SQ. Book Review: Chinese National Cinema (Yingjin Zhang). Scope: an online journal of film studies 2006, (6), -.
• Yu SQ. Can a Wuxia Star Act? Martial Arts, Acting and Critical Responses to Jet Li’s Once Upon a Time in China. EnterText: An interactive interdisciplinary e-journal for cultural and historical studies and creative work 2006, 6(1), -.
• Yu SQ. West/East: Reception Study of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). In: Lu L; Li Y-Z, ed. Looking Through the Ocean: Hollywood Images in Mirror. Beijing: Peking University Press, 2004, pp. 294-309.
• Yu S. Eroticising Politics and Politicalising Erotics: Lust, Caution (2007) and Its Chinese Reception. 2012. In Preparation.