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Emily ZONG

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Emily ZONG, Prof

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-2474

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Welcomes PhDs on topics of diaspora and migration, ecocriticism and environmental humanities, science fiction, climate change and adaptation

20132026

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Chinese Name

宗妤

Biography

Dr Emily Zong obtained her PhD from The University of Queensland (Australia) and is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include Asian diasporic literature and culture, ecocriticism and environmental humanities, multispecies storytelling, and new media technologies. She is the author of Planetarity from Below: Decolonial Ecopoetics of Migration and Diaspora (University of Michigan Press, 2026) and collaborative VR film projects, including Bovine Calling: a VR Story of Eco-Vulnerability in Hong Kong (2023) and Healing Atmospheres: a VR Story of Environments of Care (2026). Emily is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in Spring 2026 and an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Humanities (Duke University Press). With support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee, She is currently working on two projects: one on the decolonial blue humanities in ocean literature and media, and another on weather and heat imaginations among migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong in the context of climate adaptation.

Research Interests

  • Migration, refugee, and diaspora culture
  • Environmental humanities and ecocriticism
  • Feminist STS, philosophy of technology
  • Critical posthumanism
  • New materialism
  • Ecomedia, cosmotechnics, VR and new media cultures
  • Health humanities

Education/Academic qualification

English, PhD, School of Communication and Arts , The University of Queensland

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):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  5. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  6. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  7. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  8. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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