Ying Xue (she/her)
Department of Sociological Studies
PhD Student
Full contact details
Department of Sociological Studies
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Ying completed her MA in digital media and society in the University of Sheffield. She has worked as a journalist and editor for magazines and broadcasters previously, with a longstanding focus on culture and arts. Her academic journey is from Changsha, China to Sheffield, UK and from communication to sociology.
As a contributing editor for seven years at a dance magazine, she is currently devoting her experience in understanding dance into academic research. She currently serialising the blog "Dance and Feminism" in Chinese.
- Research interests
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Ying’s research interests focuses on interpersonal and gender-based violence and abuse, health inequalities, dance/movement intervention. She is especially concerned with the relations between dance and violence, the health of dancers, and trauma-based dance interventions.
Her thesis explores ballroom dance in gender-based violence intervention.
- Research group
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the University of Sheffield Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Research Network (ShIVAR)
Supervisors:
Professor Parveen Ali