ZHAN Ning

Ning ZHAN is an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Shanghai International Studies University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Communication from Zhejiang University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Sociology at Syracuse University.

Zhan’s present research areas encompass the history of social sciences, medical anthropology, and Chinese studies. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, and book reviews in both English and Chinese. Additionally, he serves as a peer reviewer for several esteemed academic journals.

Zhan’s projects in the realm of Communication revolve around key concepts within the field, tracing their historical development, academic debates, and evolution over time. His empirical research on mental health and mass psychology employs mixed methods, including ethnography, in-depth interviews, and surveys, to explore the living conditions of contemporary Chinese individuals. These efforts have garnered recognition through several research grant awards.

Research Articles (in English)

1. Ai, Qi, Yuchen Song and Ning Zhan (Corresponding Author). 2023. “Creative Compliance and Selective Visibility: How Chinese Queer Uploaders Performing Identities on the Douyin Platform.” Media, Culture & Society, online first.

2. Willnat, Lars, Shuo Tang, Jian Shi, and Ning Zhan. 2022. “Media Use and National Image: How Americans and Chinese Perceive the U.S.-China Trade War.” International Communication Gazette, 84(7-8): 633-654.

3. Ma, Yingyi and Ning Zhan. 2020. “To Mask or Not to Mask Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Chinese Students in America Experience and Cope with Stigma.” Chinese Sociological Review, 54(1): 1-26.

4. Wang, Jinpu and Ning Zhan. 2019. “Nationalism, Overseas Chinese State and the Construction of “Chineseness” among Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurs in Ghana.” Asian Ethnicity, 20(1): 8-29.

Book Chapters

1. Ma, Yingyi and Ning Zhan, “Chinese Students and Narratives of Freedom Before and During COVID-19,” in Pandemic Crossings: Digital Technology, Everyday Experience, and Governance in the COVID-19 Crisis, edited by Guobin Yang, Bingchun Meng, and Elaine Yuan, East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2023.

2. Willnat, Lars, Shuo Tang, Jian Shi, and Ning Zhan, “National Images as Integrated Schemas: How Americans and Chinese Think About Each Other and the U.S.–China Trade War,” in The U.S.-China Trade War: Global News Framing and Public Opinion in the Digital Age, edited by Louisa Ha and Lars Willnat, East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2022.

Conference Papers

Zhan, Ning. “Conversion to Christianity of Chinese millennial international students in the United States,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, August 13, 2019.

 Email

zhanning@shisu.edu.cn