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Wan-Jun Lu

Professor

Full-Time Faculty
Kalmanovitz Hall 138
Socials

Biography

Wan-Jun Lu’s areas of specialization include transnational media, digital cultures, and media production. Her work has appeared in Critical Studies in Media Communication, From Network to Netflix, and Playback. She teaches Introduction to Media Studies, Video Production, Digital Cultures, International/Global Media, Transnational Digital Media, and Capstone in Media Studies.

Expertise

  • Media and cultural studies
  • Digital media production

Research Areas

  • Global media
  • Digital cultures
  • Critical media industry studies
  • Media and diaspora
  • Audience and fandom

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD in Media and Cultural Studies, 2021

Selected Publications

Viki: Governing Transnational Fandom via Platforms, From Networks to Netflix: A Guide to Changing Channels, 2nd Edition, edited by Derek Johnson, Routledge.
Made in Taiwan: Paratexts of Life of Pi and a Dynamic Sense of Place, Critical Studies in Media Communication, 36:3, 235-248. 
Empowering while being Exploited? Exploring the Struggles of Hollywood’s Overseas Labor, Playback.