Katherine Chu, Ph.D.
Title: Lecturer
Department: Asian Pacific Studies
Email: kchu@csudh.edu
Phone: (310) 243-2426
Contact Preference: Email
Areas of Expertise
Chinese Films, Asian Cinema, Hong Kong, China-US Relationship, Hong Kong Cinema, Soft Power, National Images
Professional Background
Katherine Chu is a political scientist whose research interests include cultural policy, nationalism, soft power, China/Asian film industries (including Taiwan, Hong Kong and India film industries), and Asian Americans in Hollywood. She obtained her Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations and M.A. in East Asian Area Studies from the University of Southern California, and her B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is the author of “Co-Opting the Wolves: National Film Industry Reform in China after 1978,” Asian Politics & Policy (January, 2010).
Languages
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Education
Ph.D., University of Southern California, Politics & International Relations
M.A., University of Southern California, East Asia Area Studies
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