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Associate ProfessorJian Xu

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
  • +61 3 924 68828 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Celebrity Studies
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Editor-in-Chief of Communication Research and Practice
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Series Editor of Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies (Bloomsbury)
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Digital China Series (Anthem Press)
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Interviewed by leading global media outlets, including BCC News, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times, ABC News, The Washington Post, and the New Yorker.
  • MEMBERSHIP
    ANZCA Regional Representative (Victoria), 2023
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Faculty Mid-Career Researcher Award for Career Excellence, Deakin University, 2022
    Faculty Mid-Career Researcher Award for Career Excellence, Deakin University, 2022
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Faculty Partnerships and International Award, Deakin University, 2021
    Faculty Partnerships and International Award, Deakin University, 2021
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Inaugural Deakin Fellowship for Internationalisation, Deakin University, 2018
    Inaugural Deakin Fellowship for Internationalisation, Deakin University, 2018
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Faculty Partnerships and International Award, Deakin University, 2018
    Faculty Partnerships and International Award, Deakin University, 2018
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Visiting Fellowship, Centre for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
    Visiting Fellowship, Centre for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Visiting Fellowship, Centre for Global Communication Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
    Visiting Fellowship, Centre for Global Communication Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Endeavour Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Australian Government, 2015
    Endeavour Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Australian Government, 2015
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    The 18th Chinese Internet Research Conference, 2021 (RMIT University)
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    The 2nd International Asian Stardom and Celebrity Conference at Tsinghua Southeast Asia Centre, in Bali, Indonesia, (27–29 Nov 2023).
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Comparative Communication Study International Symposium, October 1-3, 2018, Deakin University