Fangyu Qing

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Journalism and Communication. I am interested in the smart city as a case of how technologized cities are imagined, and how these imaginaries relate to histories of imperialism, colonialism, and the Cold War. For now, I have focused mainly on China, but I am open to discussing this question in other contexts. In my research, I discuss the possibility of different urban futures and the diversity of welfare.

Recent Activities

• 2023, Panel Member, 'Human-Centred AI' Scouting Report Launch Session, The ArtEZ University of the Arts and The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2022-now, Researcher, Platform Imagianries in China, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (collaborated by Prof. Oliver Chan)

Output

• Artificial Intelligence: Systems of Intentionality & Human-Centred Values-A Scouting Report (2023), with Nishant, Longhan, in collaboration with the Professorship in Music-based Therapies and Interventions, and facilitated by the Stichting Doubleyoutee.
• Qing, F. (2023). “Public Laboratory” and “Management Cockpit”: The Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Hong Kong and Shenzhen’s Smart City Plans. In The International Association of Media and Communication Research. Lyon. The Chinese University of Hong Kong