Natalie Ngai - Media Interviews

I am open to English and Chinese media interviews for expert opinions on media and gender as well as personal profiles as a scholar. Here are some examples:

Academic Pioneer Natalie Ngai Joins CFA Communication Studies Faculty - Loyola Marymount University NewsroomHighly awarded scholar and academic pioneer, Natalie Ngai, became one of the newest additions to LMU’s communication studies department this fall. Until recently, Ngai worked as a professor at Boston College. Transitioning to the West Coast felt natural for her. Her academic pursuits center around media aesthetics and affects through the lens of gender and race theory. “My love of Southern California connects to my specific studies of popular culture, and the idea of cuteness,” explains Ngai. “I investigate how social power intersects with pleasure – affects, feeling cute, happy, joyful, or even angry – in media cultures. The social energy and dynamics within Hollywood offer an ideal place for me to do this work.”

Let’s talk about talking about sexPeople love listening to other people talk about sex. The fear is actually talking about it themselves. Aside from the awkward sit-down discussions some parents force upon their adolescent children and the inadequate sex education classes most students are subjected to, talking about sex is generally considered taboo — most especially for women. Most men […]

【張愛玲紀念專題】給移民者：大雪紛飛同作異鄉人　終能明白張愛玲 - 明周文化PROFILE──魏子林，密歇根大學傳理及媒體系三年級博士生，研究興趣為可愛（Cuteness）的美學，曾獲全額獎學金於英國劍橋大學修讀性別研究碩士。離港留學前，在香港浸會大學主修廣播新聞，期間曾於捷克查理大學留學。