Joey Chan

Joey Chan is a Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, specializing in visual and multimodal communication through an intersectional feminist lens. Their research examines the aesthetics of feminism and womanhood in transnational advertising, particularly in Mainland China.

Education

• PhD in Media and Communication (University of Leeds)
• MA in International Communication
• BBA in Marketing and Accounting

Research Interests

• Visual and multimodal communication
• 'Pro-woman' and 'feminist' marketing/design
• Chinese advertising industry
• Intersectional and postcolonial feminist frameworks
• Political economy of aesthetics
• Social semiotics and ethnographic approaches

Professional Memberships

• Associate Fellowship, Advance HE

Teaching Experience

• Current teaching roles at School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds
• Previous teaching and research assistant roles at University of Hong Kong (Department of Sociology)