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Chinese Name
劉慧嬋
Biography
Dorothy Wai Sim Lau is an Associate Professor at the Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include celebrities, stardom, fandom, Asian cinema, digital culture, and screen culture. Her publications appear in journals such as positions: Asia critique, Continuum, Journal of Chinese Cinemas, Journal of Asian Cinema, and several edited volumes. She is also the author of Chinese Stardom in Participatory Cyberculture (2019) and Reorienting Chinese Stars in Global Polyphonic Networks: Voice, Ethnicity, Power (2021). Lau is writing her third monograph, Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia: Toward A Cosmopolitical Imaginary (under contract with Amsterdam University Press).
Research Interests
Stardom / Celebrity / Fandom / East Asian cinema / Sinophone cinema / Hong Kong cinema / Screen culture / Digital media / Film theory
Education/Academic qualification
MPhil, Communications, Hong Kong Baptist University
PhD, Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor, Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong
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Projects
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Renegotiating Film Authorship in Cyberspace: Chinese Filmmakers, Global Fans, Politics of Participation
1/01/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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Crisis, Vulnerability and Aged Action Stars: Hong Kong Celebrity Politics in an Era of Turmoil
Lau, D. W. S., 31 Oct 2023, (Accepted/In press) Asian Celebrity and Digital Media: The Transformation of Asian Celebrity Culture in the Digital Age. Hong Kong University PressResearch output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Asian Celebrity Capital in Digital Media Networks: Scandal, Body Politics and Nationalism
Lau, D. W. S., 15 May 2022, Media in Asia: Global, Digital, Gendered and Mobile. Kim, Y. (ed.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 139-151 13 p. (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia).Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mashing-up the Bible’s Passion Story: Transmedia Adaptation and User Participation in the Post-Celluloid Era
Lau, D. W. S., 10 Feb 2023, The Routledge Companion to Global Literary Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century. Chua, B. & Ho, E. (eds.). 1st ed. London ; New York: Routledge, p. 70-80 10 p. (Routledge Literature Companions).Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia: Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary
Lau, D. W. S., 1 Jul 2024, Amsterdam University Press. 160 p. (Asian Visual Cultures)Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
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Charity, Cantopop Stardom and the Pandemic: Aaron Kwok’s Online Concert 2020
Lau, D. W. S., 2 Oct 2021, In: Celebrity Studies. 12, 4, p. 689-692 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Faculty/School/Academy of Visual Arts Performance in Early Career Researcher
LAU, Dorothy W S (Recipient), 24 May 2022
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Award for Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work 2018/19
LAU, Dorothy W S (Recipient), 1 Oct 2019
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Silver Prize (Translated Works) of Gold Medallion Book Awards
LAU, Dorothy W S (Recipient), 30 Jun 2005
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Faculty/School of Creative Arts Performance Award in Service
LAU, Dorothy W S (Recipient), 3 May 2023
Prize: Award
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Intraregional Star Currency: Michelle Yeoh’s Goodwill Image and her Southeast Asian Connections in the Intermedial Space
Dorothy W S LAU (Speaker)
11 Jun 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Re-examining Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu Persona in the Cyber Frontier: An Aural-based Approach
Dorothy W S LAU (Speaker)
3 Dec 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Asian Female Power On- and Off-screen: Michelle Yeoh’s Stardom in the Translingual Media Culture
Dorothy W S LAU (Speaker)
16 Nov 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Construction and Reception of Transnational Chinese Stars in Global Film Networks: The Case of Michelle Yeoh
Dorothy W S LAU (Speaker)
8 Oct 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Reorienting Chinese Stars in Global Polyphonic Network: Voice, Ethnicity, Power
Dorothy W S LAU (Speaker)
17 Jun 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
Press/Media
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Future Cities: Hilariously Ridiculous, In Geek We Trust Saying Goodbye to “Flow-through” Comedies
6/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
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The ‘Wu Jing’ Phenomenon: The Proliferation of Main Melody Films in China
21/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Why Are the Public Response So Different to Janice Vidal and Hins Cheung who Talked About Their Faith in Their Concerts?
12/07/22
1 Media contribution
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How Gender Inequality in Film and Entertainment Isn’t Just a Hollywood Problem
6/03/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Inside Disney’s Bold $200M Gamble on ‘Mulan’: “The Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher
26/02/20
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