Newcastle University

Roles and Responsibilities

Head of East Asian Studies

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

Current Work

I am currently researching visual representation of the Three Gorges area in feature films, official and independent documentaries and photography. 

Postgraduate Supervision

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

James Cummings:  MLitt Candidate in Chinese Studies, working on Homosexual identity construction at the intersection of sexuality and regionalism in Hainan Province, China.

Undergraduate Teaching 

CHN1005 Introduction to Chinese Culture

SML1021 Introduction to International Film

SML2011 Cities in East Asian Cinema: Culture, History and Identity (module leader)

CHN4009 Gender and Media in Contemporary China (module leader)

SML 4099 Dissertation (China)
CHN 4001 Level C Chinese

Postgraduate Teaching

FMS8055 Approaches to Film History and Theory

FMS8355 Stars: Systems, Nations and Theories (module leader)

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.