CORE TEAM
Director
Nishant Shahhe/him
Dr. Nishant Shah is a feminist, humanist, technologist working in digital cultures.
Research Developer
Tobias Zuserhe/him
Tobias is a founder of Baat Man Lau Consulting and teaches media studies, cultural studies, digitalization, sports policy, and sports management.
Design Consultant
Eunsoo Leeshe/her
Eunsoo is a co-founder of Space of Inquiry, and works at the intersection of design, technology, and humanities research.
Design Consultant
Anneke Coppoolseshe/her
Anneke works with words and with images at the crossroads of research and creative practice.
Research Manager
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Fangyu QingFangyu is a PhD student interested in observing what alternative urban imaginaries might be offered by different cities.
Research Manager
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Ruiwen Zhou Ruiwen works on projects including people's sense-making process of algorithms and content creators' everyday life in technologically mediated spaces.
Research Assistance
Bowei Liu he/him
Bowei is a MA student in global communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research involved producing digital historical maps at the watershed scale.
Research Assistance
Summer Kwongshe/her
Summer is currently pursuing her Master of Arts degree in Global Communication. She is driven by the goal of fostering social inclusion and creating spaces that are characterized by equality, respect, and authenticity.
2024-2025 COHORT
Junior Research Fellow
Jadhe/him
Jad is a PhD candidate of the Department of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, with research interests in the anthropology of food and Filipino labor migration.
Junior Research Fellow
Shitong Sunhe/him
Shitong is an MPhil student in Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He tentatively focuses on the consumption of hardcore pornography within the Chinese context.
Junior Research Fellow
Choi Sin Yi (Emilie) CHOI Sin-yi (Emilie) is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. Her research interests encompass media studies and cultural studies.
Junior Research Fellow
Jeremy Chanhe/him
Jeremy is currently pursuing a Masters of Law in Human Rights at the University of Hong Kong. He is a passionate advocate for human rights and social justice with a background in global communication.
Senior Research Fellow
Rahul K. Gairolahe/him
Prof. Rahul K. Gairola focuses on the notion of "home" in relation to identity and belonging in literature, culture, film and media studies, and the digital milieu.
2023-2024 COHORT
Junior Research Fellow
Xiaoyun Huangshe/her
Xiaoyun Huang is an M.Phil student with research interests in language and women community.
Junior Research Fellow
Ruiwen Zhoushe/her
Ruiwen works on projects including people's sense-making process of algorithms and content creators' everyday life in technologically mediated spaces.
Junior Research Fellow
Fangyu Qingshe/her
Fangyu is a PhD student interested in observing what alternative urban imaginaries might be offered by different cities.
Junior Research Fellow
Cassie Wenshe/her
Cassie is a creative trilingual researcher with a combined background in language and literature, gender studies, and media.
PAST COLLABORATORS
Research Manager
Huizhu Liang she/her
Huizhu is a coordinator who is passionate about digital media and global communication. She serves as DNS Research Manager till March.08 2024.
Research Developer
Anushree Majumdarshe/her
Anushree is a writer, editor and researcher with expertise in journalism, publishing, and digital content.