About
Dr. Liang Ge is a Lecturer at King's College London teaching across the Digital Humanities Department and Culture, Media and Creative Industries Department. Holding a PhD from King's College London's Culture, Media and Creative Industries Department, they specialize in the intersection of digital media, gender/sexuality studies, and East/Southeast Asian popular cultures.
- BLit in Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University
- MSc in Sociology (with distinction), London School of Economics and Political Science
- PhD in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London
Their research explores digital intimacy, queer fandoms, and cultural production in Chinese digital spaces, with particular focus on danmei (male-male romance) literature and its socio-political implications. They examine how state power, platform capitalism, and fan communities interact within China's digital landscape, analyzing affective labor, censorship mechanisms, and identity formation through frameworks of ambivalence and queer theory.
Liang Ge's scholarly contributions appear in leading journals including Media, Culture & Society, European Journal of Cultural Studies, and Asian Studies Review, with research trends revealing sustained engagement with digital intimacy commodification, state-fandom power dynamics, and postcolonial queer methodologies across East Asian contexts.
- Great Britain-China Educational Trust Award (2023)
- Kelly Quinn Scholarship, Association for Internet Researchers (2024)
- MeCCSA Journal Article of the Year Award (Shortlisted, 2024)
- Sino-British Fellowship (2021)
As an active scholar, they serve on the Society for Cinema and Media Studies committee (2023-2025) and contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals through research on gender equality and inclusive cultural participation. Their work bridges academic analysis with contemporary digital culture debates, particularly regarding LGBTQ+ representation in Sinophone contexts.
