Biography

Zhang Yanhong is a professor and researcher specializing in public relations, creative copywriting, documentary studies, and urban culture. She has published two monographs and has supervised and mentored students in the production of over ten documentary and experimental films, s elected works of which have been featured in the annual exhibition of the China (International) Oral History Week.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

BA in Archival Science, Wuhan University

Ph.D. in Journalism, Wuhan University.

Former Associate Dean, School of Literature and Media at Dongguan University of Technology (DGUT)

Current Leader of the International School of Design at DGUT

Master’s Thesis Supervisor in Cultural Industry Management, City University of Macau

Director, Dongguan Urban-Rural Cultural Integration Innovation Laboratory

Researcher, Urban Culture Research Center

Awards and Distinctions

l Second Prize of the 11th Guangdong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award (ranked 1st)

l Second Prize of the Guangdong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award

l Second Prize of the 10th Guangdong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award

l First Prize of a University-Level Teaching Achievement Award

Professional Experience

l Principal Investigator of a Guangdong Federation of  Social Science foundation project and a project under the Guangdong University Outstanding Young Innovative Talent Program

l Author of over 20 academic papers, including six in CSSCI-indexed journals

l Co-author of six textbooks and other academic volumes

l Published two monographs: Virtual Society and Role-Playing and The Earthbound Dongguan

l Chief editor of Post-90s Family Visit Chronicles and Strolling Under the Moon - A Collection of Audiovisual Works