Jixin Chen

  • Research Student

Jixin Chen completed her undergraduate degree in Marketing at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (NUFE) and then moved inter-disciplinarily to Loughborough University to pursue a postgraduate degree in Media. Jixin Chen is currently a PhD researcher in Social Sciences at Loughborough University.

Agency, Self-Expressions and Representations of the LGBT Community in Chinese Social Media

Supervisors : Dr Iris Wigger, Dr Lise Jaillant and Dr Emma Richardson

Jixin Chen's research explores how sexual minorities and their agency in China use social media for self-expression, as well as the attitudes and perspectives of the public towards them.

  • Thai Cuisine: the Representation of Thai Identities, Thai Ideology and Power Discourse. (Published in Thai)
  • Journal of Mass Communication, Vol.6 No.1 January – June 2018, p. 1-35.