Jun FangNorthwestern UniversityWebsite: http://www.philipjunfang.comEmail: junfang2015@u.northwestern.eduDissertation Title:When China Meets Hollywood: Global Collaboration and State Intervention in a Creative IndustryAs a sociologist of culture, markets, and globalization studying China’s engagement with the West,Fang broadly addresses how the contrasting forces of nationalism and globalization shape processes ofcreative production. His dissertation is an ethnography of how Chinese conglomerates and Hollywoodstudios co-produce films and navigate state censorship. It argues that … Continue reading Job Market Profiles

Research disrupted. That extra labor to hone that zoom pedagogy. An unthinkable job market. The stress of (surprise!) homeschooling your kids. The looming cloud of pestilence. Threats to our democracy. The ongoing crisis of racial injustice. And. And. And. With all this going on, I expected to hear crickets when I asked for volunteers to serve on committees for the section. Instead I was overwhelmed … Continue reading Letter From the Chair, Fall 2020