Yilin Gao
Email
yg23420@essex.ac.ukLocation
Colchester Campus
- Intersection of Neo-Confucianism and gender roles in period dramas
- Media discourse on domestic workers (baomu)
- The portrayal of women's agency in post-socialist China
- Class and gender hierarchies in Chinese media narratives
- Media discourse on leftover women and marriage expectation
Biography
Yilin Gao is a PhD student in the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex, UK. Her research explores culture and gender studies, with a focus on the representation of women in contemporary Chinese TV series. She holds a Master of Arts in Communication (with Distinction) from Hong Kong Baptist University, where she developed her interest in gender and media studies. She has published on gender representation in Chinese television and animation, as well as the socio-cultural impact of financial media. Beyond academia, she has gained experience in media production, including television program recording, short video production, and media content creation.
Qualifications
PhD Candidate in Language and Culture University of Essex (2025)
Master of Arts in Communication (with Distinction) Hong Kong Baptist University (2022)
