Yanyan Hong

Yanyan Hong

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Humanities

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics


Yanyan is a PhD Candidate in the field of communication and media studies in the Department of English, Creative Writing 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 1,200 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
    2024 - 2024 Casual Academic University of Adelaide
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    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
    2019 - 2020 The University of Queensland Australia Master of Communication
    2016 - 2018 The University of Queensland Australia Bachelor of Communication
  • Research Interests


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