Eva Liu is a PhD student in Mass Communication (Media Studies Track) at Ohio University. She holds an M.A. in Gender Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. As a feminist media researcher specializing in Chinese feminisms, popular cultures and fandom, Eva has published her work in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at international academic conferences. She is the recipient of the John Cady Graduate Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Publications
Han, L. & Liu, Y. (2024). When digital feminisms collide with nationalism: Theorizing “pink feminism” on Chinese social media. Women's Studies International Forum, 105, 102941. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102941
Liu, Y. (2024). Neoliberal feminism with Chinese characteristics: Alternative self-representations of female PhDs on RED. Continuum, 37(6), 728-740. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2024.2316734.
Liu, Y. (2024). When feminists are misidentified as traitors: Nationalism, disinformation, and anti-feminism in Chinese cyberspace. Feminist Media Studies, 24(1), 170–173. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2023.2284101
Han, L. & Liu, Y. (2023). #MeToo Activism without the #MeToo Hashtag: Online Debates over Entertainment Celebrities' Sexual Scandals in China. Feminist Media Studies, 24(4), 657-674. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2023.2219857
Selected Presentations
Liu, Y. (2024 November). “Feminist Theory of Our Own: Localized Production of Feminist Knowledge, Discourse and Identities in Digital China.” Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Women’s Studies Association, Detroit, MI. 14-17 November 2024.
Liu, Y. (2024 June). "Fictosexuality as a Feminist Resistance: Queering Digital Intimacies in Otome Games". Paper presented at the “Global Digital Intimacies” conference, the University of Amsterdam. 27-28 June 2024.
Liu, Y. (2023 June). "Playing With The Romance (un)critically: Love Fantasy, Feminism and Otome Gamers In China." Paper presented at Console-ing Passions 2023, the University of Calgary. 22-24 June 2023.
Liu, Y. (2023 March). “'Women Can(not) Have it All in Academia': Neoliberal Feminism and Female PhD Digital Influencers in China." Paper presented at the Conference “After Nora Walks Out”: The Struggles and the Future of Chinese Feminism, the New School for Social Research. 4 March 2023.
Liu, Y. (2022 October). "Let’s Queer the Theatres: Performing Industries and Musical Fandom after Covid-19." Paper Presented at the Fan Studies Network - North America 2022. 13-16 October 2022.