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Calvin Hui

Associate Professor of 中国研究; 中国研究 Program Director; Freeman Internships in East Asia Faculty Director

Office: Washington Hall 231
Email: [[kchui]]

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He has directed an honors thesis, entitled "Cooperative Comrades: Contract Marriages and the Chinese LGBT Movement," which focuses on fake marriages between gay men and lesbians in contemporary China. In addition, he has supervised such independent study projects as "China Opening Up: Sex Cultures and Politics since 1978," "Copycat China," and "Artificial Intelligence, New Media, and 21st century China." He welcomes students' inquiry about pursuing honors thesis or independent study in the following areas: (1) The Chinese middle class and cultures; (2) U.S.-China cultural exchange; (3) consumer cultures and counterfeit cultures; (4) migrant labor issues; (5) environmental concerns; and (6) Chinese diaspora (ethnicity) and the Sinophone (language).

Calvin Hui has organized several Chinese Major Forums to showcase his students' innovative research projects.

  • "Fashion, Media, and Chinese Consumer Culture" (February 2014). Videos
  • "Desiring China" (December 2014). Videos
  • "Fake Globalization, Counterfeit China" (2015-16). Videos