{"id":15208,"date":"2025-11-06T04:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T04:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/?page_id=15208"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:32:34","slug":"media-culture-identities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/research\/media-culture-identities\/","title":{"rendered":"WIP Research Concentrations: Media, Culture, and Identities"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/h1>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/research\/\">\u2190 Back to Research<\/a> About<\/p>\r\n<p>The Media, Culture, and Identities cluster brings together diverse research on media content, news, cultural practices, and identity politics, with a common focus on how power is embedded in contemporary life. Drawing from media studies, critical\/cultural theory and feminist analysis, researchers in this cluster conduct studies on media representation, identity politics, power differentials between communities, and visual and technological culture. The cluster&#8217;s research also addresses the impact of emergent technologies on Asia.<\/p>\r\n<p>People <div id='people-listing-widget'><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/1161-alexander-ian-mitchell' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Alex-Mitchell-1.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Alexander Mitchell<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Associate Professor<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 3021<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:alexm@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Technology, Design, and Social Futures<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/10182' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Audrey-Yue.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Audrey Yue<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Provost's Chair Professor<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 8153<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:audrey.yue@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Politics, Participation, and Governance<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/27117-shi-chen-baey' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/C3_Baey-Shi-Chen.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Baey Shi Chen<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Lecturer<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 1089<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:sc.baey@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Technology, Design, and Social Futures<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/27241-bertha-chin' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/C_Bertha-Chin.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Bertha Chin<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Senior Lecturer<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 7418<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:b.chin@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Politics, Participation, and Governance<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/18457' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Dennis-Ang-Yee-Hong.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Dennis Ang<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Lecturer<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6601 5087<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:cnmayhd@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Technology, Design, and Social Futures<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/10740' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Hong-Renyi.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Hong Renyi<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Associate Professor &amp; Deputy Head of Department<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 3148<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:renyihong@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/14738' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img 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8155<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:jun.yu@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Technology, Design, and Social Futures<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/24717' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Lee-Eunbi.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Lee Eunbi<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Assistant Professor<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 5445<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:eunbi@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/18520-maria-teresa-soto-sanfiel' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/C_Maite.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Maite Soto-Sanfiel<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Visiting Associate Professor<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 1089<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:cnmmtss@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Technology, Design, and Social Futures<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/13281' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/C_Michelle-Ho.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Michelle Ho<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Assistant Professor<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 3430<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:michelle.ho@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Technology, Design, and Social Futures<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/23873-sun-min-park\/' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Park-Sun-Min.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Park Sun-Min<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Visiting Fellow<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6516 7277<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:smpark@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Technology, Design, and Social Futures<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/7308' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/C_Shobha-Avadhani.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>Shobha Avadhani<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Senior Lecturer<\/div><div class='people-tel'>+65 6601 5125<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:cnmsa@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><div class='people-specialisation'>Media, Culture, and Identities<\/div><div 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