SHURAN ZHAO 赵姝然
PhD Candidate/Digital Humanities Researcher/Cultural Strategist/Ethnographic Storyteller 






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shuran.zhao@kcl.ac.uk

Shuran is a digital humanities researcher and cultural strategist exploring how digital technologies shape visibility, memory, and cross-cultural storytelling and communication. As a Manchu (ethic minority in China) scholar working between the UK and China, I specialise in digital communication, transnational cultural exchange, and field-based visual research.

My research explores Digital China, Algorithmic Politics, and Digital Methods

My work also supports underrepresented voices—particularly ethnic minority women—through collaborative projects. I’ve helped bring the work of minority artists from Southwest China to global audiences through exhibitions and branding strategies.

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Education
King’s College London 
Chinese Studies Research PhD
2022-present

King’s College London
MA Digital Culture and Society
2019-2021

University of Nottingham
BA (Hons.)International Communications Studies 
2015-2019




Professional ExperienceTsinghua University, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (清华大学社会科学学院当代中国研究中心)
Research Assistant
2021

University of Nottingham (Ningbo Campus)
Research Assistant
2019

Uber China (Ningbo/Shanghai)
Digital Media Operation Intern
2017

Nottingham City Council
Volunteer Recruitment Project Leader (Internship)
2017

Beijing TV
Social News Director Assistant
2016

Teaching Experience
King’s College London, Department of Digital Humanities
4AAVC100 Introduction to Digital Media and Culture
2024-present




Publications
               
  1. Zhao, S., 2021, Facial Recognition in Educational Context: The Complicated Relationship Between Facial Recognition Technology and Schools, in W Striełkowski (eds.), Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021), Atlantis Press, China, pp.10–17.
  2. Zhao, S., 2021. In Light of Contemporary Social Media, Can We Still Speak of a Digital Public Today? In: Academic Exchange Information Center (AEIC), 3rd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development. China, 29-31 October 2021. Atlantis Press.




Presentaions

• "Chinese diaspora and China’s foreign policy in the digital age", Invited Lecture, delivered as part of the Chinese International Relations module at King’s College London, December 2024.

• "What Bot-like Accounts Did in the Case of China’s Handling of Covid-19 on Twitter(X): A Quali- Quanti Analysis of Bot Functions and Effects", Doctoral Colloquium Presentation, AOIR2024 (Association of Internet Researchers), University of Sheffield, October 2024.






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