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Biography
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University, an Affiliate Lecturer in the Department of Human Centred Computing at Monash University. I was Associate Editor of the journal Interpreting and Society - An Interdisciplinary Journal (Sept. 2021 - Aug. 2023) and a member of the editorial board of the journal (Sept. 2023 - present).
To cite: Yu, C. or Yu, Chuan
Also known as: Clara Chuan Yu
Research Interests
My research is situated at the intersection of translation studies, anthropology, and media and communication studies. I have been conducting anthropologically informed ethnography to investigate the processes of human-to-human and human-to-machine collaborative translation, the networks developed through shared practices, and the identities of the human agents involved. My recent work explores the linguistically and culturally mediated communication needs of marginalised populations in the context of globalisation and migration. I primarily employ ethnography, but I also utilise digital research methods in my studies.
In my book (Yu 2022), I tackle the increasingly influential collaborative translation phenomenon, with special reference to China. I employ the unique perspective of an ethnographer to explore how citizen translators work together as they select, translate, edit and polish translations. My area of particular interest is the burgeoning yet notably distinctive world of the Chinese internet, where the digital media ecology is with Chinese characteristics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Investigating the Role of Communities and NGOs in Supporting Sustainable Crisis Translation in Hong Kong
YU, C. (PI), SHUTTLEWORTH, M. (Collaborator) & Bartindale, T. (Collaborator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research project
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Investigating (Non-)Professionalism in Human-Computer Collaborative Translation
Yu, C. & Bartindale , T., 30 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Online Collaborative Translation in the Platform Society
Yu, C., 22 Jul 2025, The Routledge Handbook of Translation Technology and Society. Baumgarten , S. & Tieber, M. (eds.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A Unitary Theory-Methods-Practice Package: Ethnographic Action Research in Communities of Translation Practice
Yu, C., 6 Dec 2024, p. 14-15. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Cornelia Zwischenberger and Alexa Alfer, eds. Translaboration inAnalogue and Digital Practice: Labour, Power, Ethics. Berlin, Frank& Timme, 2023, 247 p.
YU, C., 25 Nov 2024, In: TTR: Traduction, terminologie, rédaction. 37, 1, p. 286-291 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Developing a Community of Practice Through Collaborative Translation: Minority Languages in Translation Technology Teaching in Hong Kong
YU, C. & BIRMAN, E. A., 27 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
Prizes
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Third Prize Case Study Award of Overseas Chinese Teaching and Education
YU, C. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Award
Activities
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[Invited lecture] Ethnographic Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies
YU, C. (Plenary/keynote speaker)
5 Jun 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Interpreting and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Journal)
YU, C. (Member of editorial board)
Sept 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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[Book talk] Online Collaborative Translation in China and Beyond: Community, Practice, and Identity
YU, C. (Speaker), NEATHER, R. J. (Moderator), Jiménez-Crespo, M. (Board/committee/panel member) & Wang, D. (Board/committee/panel member)
27 Feb 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Interpreting and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Journal)
YU, C. (Associate editor)
Sept 2021 → Aug 2023Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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The Translator (Journal)
YU, C. (Guest editor)
2020 → 2023Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)