Research Focus

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a). The Role of Social Media in Shaping Public Opinion and Civic Engagement in the AI Era

This line of research explores the function of social media in facilitating civic engagement and information democracy in the Global South context such as the contemporary Chinese society. I am particularly interested in studying 1). how the cyber public creates or engages with social media advocates to challenge systematic inequality and facilitate social justice in the digital era; 2). the influence of algorithms affordance (e.g., content moderation policies, AI-driven recommendation system) on creating or breaking new forms of information cocoons, cultural stereotypes or exclusions among global cyber communities.

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b). The Impact of Digital Media and Technology on Global Power Dynamics and Cultural Trends

This line of research explores case studies on the revolutionary impact of emerging AI technologies and cyber-cultural trends in transforming global power dynamics and techno-digital landscape. I am interested in how emerging technologies such as large language models (LLMs) influence information ecosystems, cultural stereotypes, and marginalized voices.

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c). Comparative Theories of Political Narrative and Social Justice 

From a comparative perspective, this line of research explores the nuances of political narrative and digital culture in shaping collective or group identities, cultural stereotypes, inequity across the Global South and Global North contexts. I also investigate how theories of language, translation, and classical philosophy influence modern narrative, cultural, and media practices.