Dr Yanling Yang

Lecturer in Languages & Communications

Overview

Before joining the University of Exeter in 2021, I held various roles in journalism, digital media project management, research, and lecturing in both the UK and China. As the Principal Investigator, I led the research project titled 'Film Co-Production as Soft Power between the UK and China' (2018-2021), which was funded by the Leverhulme Trust. This project explores the role of film co-productions in advancing soft power, defined as a nation's capacity to achieve objectives through attraction. Key outputs from this project include two journal articles published in 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 published with Routledge titled South and East Asian Cinemas Across Borders: Critical Trends in Transnational Cinema. Currently, my research endeavors are concentrated on a monograph for Routledge titled 'Making Film with China', alongside essays that further explore the policies and practices of transnational screens. I am an active member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research and the International Communication Association. Additionally, I serve as a reviewer for various international conferences and peer-reviewed journals, including Pacific Affairs and the International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning.

Research

I welcome inquiries for PhD research projects spanning a breadth of disciplines, including film studies, transnational screens, digital media, soft power, and international communications. Currently, I am supervising the progress of seven PhD students, four of whom are recipients of funding from the China Scholarship Council.

Supervision

Publications

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2021

Clini C, Dasgupta R, Yang Y. (2021) South and East Asian Cinemas Across Borders Critical Trends in Transnational Cinema, Routledge.

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.
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.

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

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