Dr Yanling Yang
Lecturer in Languages & Communications
Overview
Dr. Yanling Yang received her PhD at the University of Leeds in 2017. Prior to joining the University of Exeter in 2021, she worked as a journalist, digital media project manager, researcher and lecturer both in the UK and China.
Dr. Yanling Yang is the PI for the research project ‘Film co-production as soft power between the UK and China’ (2018-2021) funded by the Leverhulme Trust. This research explores the role of film co-productions in promoting soft power, which means a nation’s ability to achieve goals through attraction. Some of the outputs from the project are: two journal articles with Translational Screens and The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, a special issue on ‘Critical Trends in Transitional Cinema: inter-Asian projects and exchanges’, and a book with Routledge South and East Asian Cinemas Across Borders: Critical Trends in Transnational Cinema.
Her current project focuses on a monograph for Routledge ‘Making film with China’ as well as essays exploring further the policy and practice of transnational screens.
She is a member of International Association for Media and Communication Research and the International Communication Association. She also serves as a reviewer for several International conferences and peer-reviewed journals including Pacific Affairs and the International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning.
Research
Her research interests include film studies, media and creative industries, international communications. She is particularly interested in the transnational screens, soft power and film co-production. She has published in these areas and has been invited to participate in film festivals and symposia in Europe, the USA and China.
Supervision
Yanling welcomes PhD research projects on a range of areas in film studies, transnational screens, digital media, soft power, and international communications.
Current supervising seven PhD students, four with Yanling invites inquiries for PhD research projects across a spectrum of disciplines, including film studies, transnational screens, digital media, soft power, and international communications.
Currently overseeing the progress of seven PhD students, four of whom are recipients of the China Scholarship Council funding.Publications
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2020
- Yang Y. (2020) The Emergence of China-India Film Co-production: policy and practice, Transnational Screens, volume 11, no. 3, pages 202-217, DOI:10.1080/25785273.2020.1823074. [PDF]
- Yang Y, Clini C, Dasgupta RK. (2020) Critical trends in transnational cinema: Inter-Asian productions and exchanges, Transnational Screens, volume 11, no. 3, pages 177-186, DOI:10.1080/25785273.2020.1823078. [PDF]
2019
- Yang Y. (2019) The Role of the Non-state Film Industry in Promoting China’s Soft Power, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, volume 14, no. 4, pages 426-446, DOI:10.1163/1871191x-14401063. [PDF]
2016
- Yang Y. (2016) Film policy, the Chinese government and soft power, New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film, volume 14, no. 1, pages 71-91, DOI:10.1386/ncin.14.1.71_1. [PDF]
Teaching
The majority of my teaching is research-led in nature. You can see modules that I have contributed to or convened below.
I have supervised MA dissertations for students on the MA Global Literatures and Cultures, and MA Translation Studies. I am interested in supervising dissertations on topics that cover my teaching and research interests (see Research section)
Modules taught
- CMM1002 - Communications Challenges
- CMM2002 - Communications in the Workplace
- CMMM006 - Soft Power and International Communications
- CMMM007 - Dissertation
- EAFM205 - The International Film Business: Approaches, Concepts and Strategies
- MLM3009 - China through the Lens: Cultural Translation and Self-Presentation
- MLM3111 - Advanced Chinese Language Skills
- SML1208 - Language, Culture, International Relations
- SMLM145 - Translation Dissertation
- SMLM235 - Key Concepts for Global Literatures and Cultures