Yanyan Hong

Yanyan Hong

Merger Integration Management Office

Division of University Integration

Yanyan (PhD) is a Course Builder at new Adelaide University and Research Scholar in the field of communication, media and film studies at the University of Adelaide (2022 - present), and a TED Language Coordinator for Chinese, Simplified language community (2017 - present). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Digital Media in 2018 and Master’s degree in Communication for Social Change in 2020 at the University of Queensland (UQ). In addition to doing research and translating TED Talks, she also translates films and is a Bollywood aficionado. In fact, one of Yanyan’s guiding mottos comes from the words of Bollywood icon (and TED speaker) Shah Rukh Khan: “To have faith is to have wings.”

As a Bollywood aficionado of Chinese origin for about 15 years (having watched more than 1,500 Indian films and counting!), Yanyan's current research is focused on contemporary Indian cinema in global contexts.

Research Interests:

  • Indian Cinema, in particular Bollywood
  • Digital Media
  • Communication (for Social Change!)
  • Cross-cultural or intercultural communication
  • Screen and media culture
  • Film and photography
  • Global cinema
  • Transnationalism and migration
  • Audience Reception

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2025 - ongoing Course Builder Adelaide University
    2024 - 2025 Casual Academic University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2025 Award Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2024 Award Enhancement of Research Culture Award – Adelaide Journal of Social Science (AJSS) University of Adelaide Australia Team Award
    2024 Achievement 3MT Faculty Finalist University of Adelaide Australia -
    2023 Award Bold Web Design Award Winning Team – Australian eChallenge 2023 University of Adelaide Australia $10,000 (for web design services)
    2023 Award Switched on Kids STEM Award Winning Team – Australian eChallenge 2023 University of Adelaide Australia $250
    2023 Award Outstanding Volunteer Award University of Adelaide Australia -
    2023 Award Adelaide Graduate Award University of Adelaide Australia -
    2022 Achievement 2022 'UQ Ventures Curiosity' Best Online Pitch Delivery Prize The University of Queensland Australia $50

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Japanese Can read

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2022 - 2025 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Communication, Media and Film Studies
    2019 - 2020 The University of Queensland Australia Master of Communication
    2016 - 2018 The University of Queensland Australia Bachelor of Communication

  • Research Interests
    Communication & Media Studies Film, Television and Digital Media Intercultural Communication Media Studies Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies Screen and Media Culture

FILM3006 Asian Film Studies
 

 

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