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Biography
Gladys Pak Lei Chong is Associate Professor of the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing at Hong Kong Baptist University. She received her Ph.D. in Media and Cultural studies and MA (cum laude) in Migration and Ethnic studies from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She is the author of Chinese Subjectivities and the Beijing Olympics (Rowman and Littlefield International, 2017), co-editor of Trans-Asia as Method: Theory and Practices (Rowman and Littlefield International, 2020), and Critiquing Communication Innovation: New Media in a Multipolar World (Michigan State University Press, forthcoming). Some of her published journal articles have appeared in Science, Technology and Society, The Information Society, Chinese Journal of Communication, China Information, International Journal of the History of Sport, and Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. Her research on youth aspirations, and technology, security, and risk are funded by the Hong Kong Research Grant Council.
Research Interests
Chinese governmentality, cultural governance, power relations, process of subjectification, discourse analysis, youth, gender, place-making, (techno-)nationalism, Olympics studies, home, physical dwellings, digital governance, social credit, security, surveillance, and communication technology, Smart Home, Artificial Intelligence, ageing, visual analysis, infrastructure, platform studies, (Trans-)Asia as Method, Asian Cultural Studies, Inter-Asia referencing
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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Smart Living among Chinese Youth? Issues of Security, Risk and Surveillance through an Investigation of Smart Home, Cashless Payment and Facial Recognition
CHONG, P. L. G. (PI)
1/01/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research project
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Governing Desire in a Globalizing World: A Comparative Study of Youth in Hong Kong and Beijing
CHONG, P. L. G. (PI)
1/12/15 → 30/11/17
Project: Research project
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BAT Celebrity Tech-Entrepreneurs and Chinese Masculinities in the Era of the Global Digital Economy
Chong, G. P. L., 19 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Men and Masculinities. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Be strong, be confident: the rise of China and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games
Chong, G. P. L. & de Kloet, J., Jun 2024, In: Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 25, 3, p. 322-347 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Neither spectacular nor ordinary: a visual essay on imaginations and homes in Beijing from 2007 to 2019
Chong, G. P. L., Feb 2024, In: Visual Studies. 39, 1-2, p. 87-99 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The Failure of Commons? The Obscure Beijing Mushrooms & the Mycelial Networks of Transformation in Everyday Life
Chong, G. P. L., 9 Dec 2024, In: interconnections: journal of posthumanism. 3, 2, p. 51-75 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Infrastructure at home: Technology, intimacy, and ageing in China
Chong, G. P. L., Sept 2023, In: Global Media and China. 8, 3, p. 343-361 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
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Neither Spectacular or Ordinary (The Spectacle of the Chinese City: Urban Atmosphere, the Built Envirnoment and Everyday Practices)
CHONG, P. L. G. (Speaker)
25 Oct 2025Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Use of Generative AI for Humanities and Creative Writing Courses
CHONG, P. L. G. (Organiser)
19 Mar 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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“Born after 97': Exploring the Potentials in Collaborative Writing Amid Uncertainty”
CHONG, P. L. G. (Organiser)
23 Jan 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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“Border no more, future together? World-making through Shenzhen-Hong Kong (inter-)connections”
CHONG, P. L. G. (Plenary/keynote speaker)
7 Nov 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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U.S. Presidential Election And Diplomatic Experiences in Ukraine
CHONG, P. L. G. (Organiser)
3 Oct 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU