Bao Hongwei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Bao (包).

Bao Hongwei
包宏偉
BornAugust 1977 (age 47)
Shaanxi, China
OccupationAssociate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Nottingham
Years active2002 - Present
Known forIntersectional work in Asian studies and queer studies
Notable workQueer Comrades: Gay Identity and Queer Politics in Postsocialist China

Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture under Postsocialism

Queer Media in China Contemporary Chinese Queer Performance

Queering the Asian Diaspora: East and Southeast Asian Sexuality, Identity and Cultural Politics[1]

Bao Hongwei (English: /bɑʊ̯ː hʊŋˈweɪ/; Chinese: 包宏偉; pinyin: Bāo Hóngwěi, pronounced [paʊ xʊŋ.weɪ], born August 1977) is a British Chinese scholar at the intersection of Asian studies and queer studies, sometimes focusing more specifically on the intersection of Chinese studies and queer studies.[2] His name is often printed and written as Hongwei Bao, following the structural conventions of an English name.[2][3][4] He is employed at the University of Nottingham, where he works as a Faculty of Arts Associate Professor in Media Studies.[3] He has written and co-edited numerous academic works and also writes poetry.[4]

His commentary has been cited by multiple Wikipedia articles such as LGBTQ culture in Shanghai, Shitou (activist), Shanghai Queer Film Festival, and others. He has contributed his opinion to major news outlets such as The New York Times,[5] The Guardian,[6][7] The Economist,[8] South China Morning Post,[9] Times Higher Education,[10] and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation,[11] among others. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as a Fellow of Advance HE.[2]

  1. ^ "Queering the Asian Diaspora". Sage Publications Ltd. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Staff Listing - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ a b "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ a b "Dr Hongwei Bao". nottingham-repository.worktribe.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  5. ^ Wang, Vivian; Dong, Joy (July 16, 2021). "She's One of China's Biggest Stars. She's Also Transgender". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Ni, Vincent; Davidson, Helen (2021-09-10). "China's cultural crackdown: few areas untouched as Xi reshapes society". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  7. ^ Hawkins, Amy (2023-03-10). "Free college and IVF help: China hunts for ways to raise its birthrate". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  8. ^ "How nationalism is making life harder for gay people in China". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  9. ^ "Chinese LGBT shutdown 'may be result of backlash against Western influence'". South China Morning Post. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  10. ^ "LGBT+ groups from Chinese universities silenced on social media". Times Higher Education (THE). 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  11. ^ "The idea of the Chinese government's 'three nos' with regard to the LGBTQI+ community is a bit misleading". ABC News. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2024-09-26.