Yintan Fan

Biography

Before my PhD study, I worked as university lecturer (2019-2022), market researcher (2016- 2019), and journalist (2009-2011). Various experiences and autoethnography are excellent ways to explore the world. Sociology offers me a possibility to understand both me and the society. When I started to read Max Weber's book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, I got attracted by this subject. Therefore I chose to study my master study in Germany and I developed my main research interests in Economic Sociology, Sociology of Work and Migration Studies. I finished my Master Thesis on informal labour market, German higher education and social adaptation among overseas Chinese students based on term-time employments of mine and other Chinese students. Since I have investigated the employees, why not to start with employers and know more about employers' organizations. Here I am at Essex and the PhD research topic is about ethnic entrepreneurship and chambers of commerce. How do migrant organisations make a difference? Conference Paper: Y. Fan (2023) Social Adaptation: Overseas Chinese students term-time employment in Germany. CSA Annual Conference, 29. May - 2. Jun. Toronto Y. Fan (2023) Made in Itlay by Chinese: A sustainable Idea for Ethnic Entrepreneurs in the Prato Fashion Industry? BSA Annual Conference, 12-14. April, Manchester Y. Fan (2023) Trapped in Predicament: why can't the trade unions guarantee the rights of migrant workers in China? Work and Equalities Institute 5th Fairness at Work Conference, 23-24. January. Manchester Y. Fan (2022) The Identity and involvement in the ethnic social network of Chinese entrepreneurs in Spain. 3rd International Workshop on Chinese Migration in Spain, 15-16. December. Barcelona Y. Fan (2022) Chinese migrant Entrepreneurship in Spain and Dynamics of social network. 11th Social Theory Workshop & 3rd "Migrants and China" Issue. 29. October Y. Fan (2022) The Identity and involvement in the ethnic social network of Chinese entrepreneurs in Spain. 2022 Chinese Sociological Annual Conference. 26-27. August. Grant 2022 University of Essex Postgraduate Research Student Proficio Scheme 2021 Wenzhou Medical University Teaching Reform 2020 Wenzhou Social Science Association Research Program Current Occupation: Assistant Lecturer on "Researching Social Life I" (SC101) Qualifications: Higher Education Academy Fellowship (UK) Higher Education Teaching Qualification (China) Certified Translator in Chinese, English, German, and Spanish. Certified Chinese Teaching as a Foreign Language Certified Project Management Summer Schools: 2023Medici Summer School (MIT Sloan) 2022Creative qualitative methods (University of Manchester) Introduction to Penal study (University of Essex) Paradox & Plurality (NOVA SBE) 2021Social Policy Overview (Renmin University of China) New Media and Fair-minded Communications in a Global Information Society (Fudan University) Award: Annual Teaching Contribution Award at Wenzhou Medical University (China) Senior Teaching Supervisor at Wenzhou Medical University (China) Social Media: WeChat Subscription Account: Wuhaishang de Ted (Ted above the sea of fog, in Chinese) Twitter: @yintanfan LinkedIn: Yintan Fan

Qualifications

• MA Sociology Bielefeld University (2017)

• MA Social Science Complutense University of Madrid (2016)

• BA Sociology Jiangnan University (Southern Yangtze University) (2012)

Thesis