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Liang Ge is a queer feminist sociologist and a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester. Their research focuses on the intersection of cultural sociology, digital media technologies, digital methods, gender, sexuality, and youth, particularly in the context of East and Southeast Asian popular cultures and creative industries. They are a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Life and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, University College London. Liang's current research project examines digital intimacy and wellbeing, particularly how women navigate affective experiences through the use of AI-generated social robots and play women-oriented video games in East and Southeast Asia. Liang is also the founder and Co-Chair of the Transcultural Digital Intimacies Research Network (TransDI). They have received multiple grants from organizations such as the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, and the British Academy. Liang has authored forthcoming monographs that explore subjects related to digital production and consumption, contributing to journals such as Big Data & Society and Feminist Theory. Their work has been featured in media outlets including BBC News and South China Morning Post.
University of Manchester • Manchester
Teaching and researching in Sociology.
University College London • London
Conducting research on topics related to digital media and society.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.