Yuqing LIU
PhD student
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Faculty of Arts
The University of Hong Kong
Email: liuyuqing990831@connect.hku.hk
Faculty of Arts
The University of Hong Kong
Email: liuyuqing990831@connect.hku.hk
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cultural studies, film studies, virtual reality, digital humanities, immersive media
BIO
Yuqing Liu is a PhD candidate in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Hong Kong, and is affiliated with the eXtended Humanities VR + AR Research Lab. She received her BA in Chinese Language and Literature and a BFA in Art Theory from Peking University, and subsequently completed an MA in Theory of Literature and Art there.
Her research interests encompass cultural studies and film studies, with a particular emphasis on the intersection between the digital and the humanistic. She is currently focusing on affectivity in virtual reality (VR) films, exploring how immersive digital environments evoke affective experiences through embodied perception. Her work often situates humanities-based affect theory within technical and creative contexts of immersive media, engaging both critical analysis and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her academic work has been published in CSSCI-indexed journals, such as Contemporary Cinema, and she has presented her research at major international conferences, including MLA, ICLA, and ACSS. She has also engaged in interdisciplinary research bridging humanities and digital media, including presenting work at SIGGRAPH Asia, a top-tier international conference in computer graphics.
She is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the China National Scholarship and the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). In addition to her academic research, she is an active poet. Her poems have been published in leading Chinese poetry and literary journals, including Poetry Monthly, Poetry Periodical, and Youth Literature, and have also been included in selected poetry anthologies. She has received multiple poetry awards.
EDUCATION
- The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China
- Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China
Ph.D. in School of Modern Languages and Cultures
M.A. in Theory of Literature and Art
B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature; B.F.A in Art Theory (Double Major)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Academic Publications
Journal Articles
- Liu, Yuqing. “The ‘Safe’ Distance: On French Eco-documentaries.” Contemporary Cinema, no. 10, 2025, pp. 86–92.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Flowers and Tea in Tower of Myriad Mirrors: A Supplement to Journey to the West.” China Campus, vol. 8, 2020, pp. 78-79.
- Wei, Zheng, Xian Xu, Yuqing Liu, Grace Han, and Anyi Rao. “Generative Models for Visual Content Editing and Creation.” SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Courses, Hong Kong, 15-18 December 2025. doi:10.1145/3757371.3763257
Poetry Publications
- Liu, Yuqing. “Poems (3).” International Poetry Exchanges, no. 21, Winter 2025, pp. 74-75.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Collected Poems of Liu Yuqing.” Youth Literature, no. 625, 2024, pp. 150-152.
- Liu, Yuqing. “They Always Advocate for Spring: A Review of A Poem for You in Spring.” Literature and Art Newspaper, 29 April 2024, p. 2.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Cockle.” Poetry Periodical, no. 917, 2023, p. 67.
- Liu, Yuqing. “A Small Collection by Liu Yuqing.” Youth Literature, no. 612, 2023, pp. 149–156.
- Liu, Yuqing. “We Slide Down the Slide in the Eyes of Light (Suite).” Youth Is More Beautiful than Cherry Blossoms, edited by Li Shaojun and Chen Zuotao, Changjiang Literature and Art Press, 2023, pp. 118-130.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Serenade (Suite).” Poetry Monthly, no. 268, 2023, pp. 39-40.
- Liu, Yuqing. “The Perfect Afternoon: For Ma Yan.” Poetry Periodical, no. 897, 2023, p. 54.
- Liu, Yuqing. “The Library.” Hunan Shiren, no. 40, 2022, pp. 55-56.
- Liu, Yuqing. “The Slide.” Poetry Periodical, no. 887, 2022, p. 62.
Conference Presentations
- Liu, Yuqing. “Rethinking Affectivity in Virtual Reality Films: Collective Narratives and the Limits of Empathy.” Modern Language Association Annual Convention (MLA), Modern Language Association, Toronto, Canada, 8–11 January 2026.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Individual Experience and Affective Engagement in VR Films.” The 24th International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA) Congress, Seoul, International Comparative Literature Association, Republic of Korea, 28 July–1 August 2025.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Emotional Tensions in Wartime Poetry: Mu Dan’s Path to ‘New Lyricism’.” Emotions and the War in China Research Workshop, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 6–9 June 2025.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Writing on the Edge of Genre: Individual Dilemma, Regional Presentation and the Post-Cold War Era.” The 14th Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS) Conference: What is Asian Cinema?, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 22-24 May 2025.
- Liu, Yuqing. “The ‘Safe’ Distance: On French Eco-documentaries.” Transnational Concerns in the New Century - Symposium for European Cinema, Beijing Normal University & UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China, November 2024.
- Liu, Yuqing. “On The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons and the Sinking of the Sense of Reason.” Seminar on the Winning Papers of the Yang Hui Academic Award, Peking University, Beijing, China, March 2023.
- Liu, Yuqing. “A New Path to Left-wing Literature: A Comparison Between the Imageries of The Seagull and The Sunrise.” 15th Postgraduate Innovation Forum of Hunan Province, Degree Management and Postgraduate Education Office of the People's Government of Hunan Province & Central South University, Changsha, China, December 2022.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Multiple Paths to the Field: On How ‘Education’ Can Be ‘Literature’.” International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Education, Foreign Literature Studies Editorial Board & Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China, November 2022.
- Liu, Yuqing. “The Pursuit of Intertextuality: On the Change in the Translation of ‘Cultural Industry’.” Symposium on Textual Interpretation and Cultural Adaptation in Foreign Literature Research, Shanghai Foreign Literature Association & Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China, November 2022.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Death of the Poet: A Breakout of Poetry via Madness.” First College Students’ Forum for Studies in Frontier Issues of Literary Criticism, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, November 2022.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Edward Said’s Orientalism and the Vision of Neo-Humanism.” 2022 Meeting of Teaching Research Branch of China Foreign Literature Society, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, October 2022.
INVITED TALKS
- Liu, Yuqing. “Mutual Resonance and Integration of the Literary Ecologies of Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macao.” Poetry in the Human World, Shenzhen Press Group, Shenzhen, China, 28 December 2025.
- Liu, Yuqing. “Empathy Machine: Rethinking Affective Engagement in VR.” Guest lectures for PHIL7007 Philosophy and Ethics of Virtual Reality, Master of Arts in AI, Ethics and Society, The University of Hong Kong, 31 March and 3 April 2025.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
- Value Production and Enhancement Pathways of Original Creativity in Chinese Cinema in the Era of Digital Intelligence
- Transmedia Storytelling: A Discussion of Literary Documentaries and the “Canonization” of Chinese Contemporary Literature
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Teaching Assistant
- GCIN1001 Introduction to Global Creative Industries
- GLAS1002 The Americas in the World
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES
- eXtended Humanities VR + AR Research Lab, The University of Hong Kong
- AR Memory DC App Project, The University of Hong Kong
- Director of the Publicity Department, Student Union, Peking University
WORKING EXPERIENCES
- Hunan Younger Culture Media Co. LTD | Lyricist | Changsha, Hunan
- Alibaba Pictures Group Limited | Film Publicity Intern | Beijing
- Mango TV | Actress | Changsha, Hunan
- JOYY Inc. | Overseas Web Fiction Operation Intern | Guangzhou, Guangdong
- CITIC Press Group | E-commerce Content Intern | Beijing
- Beijing March Rain Culture Communication Co. LTD | Screenwriter | Beijing
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), RGC, Hong Kong SAR Government, 2024-2028.
- HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship (HKUPS), The University of Hong Kong, 2024–2028.
- Outstanding Graduate Award, Peking University, 2024.
- China National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2023.
- Special Academic Scholarship for Graduate Students (Top 10%), Peking University, 2023.
- Pacemaker to Merit Student Award, Peking University, 2023.
- Yang Hui Academic Award (Excellence Prize), Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University, 2022.
- Cushman & Wakefield Scholarship (Top 10%), Peking University, 2022.
- Cherry Blossom Poetry Competition (Second Prize), Wuhan University and Hubei Students’ Federation, 2022.
- Merit Student Award, Peking University, 2019, 2020, and 2022.
- Xiaomi Scholarship (Top 5%), Peking University, 2020.
- Third-Class Scholarship, Peking University, 2019.
- Outstanding Social Work Award, Peking University, 2018.
- Freshman Scholarship (Third-Class), Peking University, 2017.
SKILLS
Language skills:
Chinese (Mandarin): native; English: IELTS (8.0), CET-4, CET-6.
Software skills:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Command of PS and PR; Basics of Python and Unity.