Email: anqip2@illinois.edu

Research Interests

My interests fall at the intersection of gender and cultural studies of Chinese media. I am currently finishing my dissertation on the media representation of “leftover women” and the growing social phenomenon of the increasing single population in Chinese society.

Recent Publications/Presentations

Peng, A. (2024). Representing Single Women: The Transformation of “Leftover Women” on Chinese TV Series. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 48(2), 223-242. https://doi-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/10.1177/01968599221130750

Courses Taught

MACS 100: Introduction to Popular Films and Televisions 
MACS 101: Introduction to Media Studies

Awards and Honors

Teacher Ranked as Excellent by students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020, 2022, 2024 
Lynne Blanton Student Research Fund, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What Most People Don’t Know about Me

I am a tennis fanatic and play at least two times a week.