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Ying Qian serves as Associate Professor in Columbia University's Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, teaching East Asian Cinema, Chinese Documentary Cinema, and Media Cultures in China courses. Her office is located in 930 IAB with Friday office hours (4-6 PM by appointment).
Education:
- AB from Harvard University
- MPhil from University of Cambridge, UK
- PhD from Harvard University (2013)
Professor Qian investigates Chinese-language media as dynamic forces shaping political movements and knowledge systems, specializing in documentary practices across China's revolutionary (1911-Mao era) and reform periods. Her framework treats media as 'eventful mediums' that co-constitute historical change through practices like montage, scientific management integration, and activist reconstruction. Work spans transnational media histories, media ecology, and critique formations.
Her 2012-2024 publications reveal consistent focus on documentary's role in China's political transformations, examining intersections with industrialization (Great Leap Forward), social activism (digital eras), and knowledge production. Key themes include revolutionary romanticism, rubble reconstruction, and spectrality in political representation across film, literary, and digital media.
At Columbia, Professor Qian integrates filmmaking experience into pedagogy through creative assignments where students produce media projects, bridging theoretical frameworks with practical media creation in courses on Chinese media cultures and comparative media history.
