Chunwei Liu
E-mail: 2431662C@student.gla.ac.uk
Research title: Male Homosocial Gaze and Masculinity in Superhero Narratives
Research summary
Chunwei “Harold” Liu is a first year PhD student at the University of Glasgow, specializing in Modern Language and Culture, and supervised by Professor Laurence Grove and Dr. Enza de Francisci. After graduating in Translation Studies, as part of the Glasgow-Nankai University double-degree, Harold has developed a strong interest in the study of graphic literatures and inter-semiotic translation. Her PhD thesis focusses on Feministic and Queer studies in verbal-visual texts and popular cultures, especially in superhero narratives and their secondary writings and arts. Also, as a practitioner, she works in translation, interpretation, second-language education and digital illustration.
