Hanyu Wang
Thesis title: Seeking the Other and the Self: The Translation and Reception of The L Word by Chinese Queer women
PhD Translation Studies
Year of study: 3
- Translation Studies
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Email: s1703234@sms.ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Background
Wang Hanyu is in her third year of PhD in Translation Studies at The University of Edinburgh, where she previously earned her MSc degree in the same subject. Her research interests mainly lie in the fields of queer translation, audiovisual translation, reception / audience studies and fan studies.
Education Background
2013-2017 BA in Business English at Beijing Technology and Business University
2015-2016 Exchange programme- BA Business and Management at University of Portsmouth
2017-2018 MSc Translation Studies at The University of Edinburgh
2019-Present PhD Translation Studies at The University of Edinburgh
Research summary
Her current PhD project studies Chinese female queer individuals' reception of fansubbed queer TV series.
She is also doing research to understand Chinese yuri fans and their consumption of local / foreign yuri works.
Current research interests
queer translation, audiovisual translation, reception / audience studies, fan / amateur translation, feminist translation, translation for childrenPast research interests
Chinese translation studies, song translation, poetry translationPast project grants
Moray Endowment Fund, University of Edinburgh
Conference details
May, 2021 Worldmaking around the world: Queer Media and Culture in Circulation - presenter
October, 2021 7th IATIS Conference - presenter
Invited speaker
October, 2021 TS seminar series 2021-22, University of Edinburgh
November, 2021 Gender and Sexuality Research Network Seminar Programme, University of Reading
Organiser
Translation Studies Research Seminar Series 2020-22, University of Edinburgh