Li Zhan

Zhan Li
PhD (Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 2007)
Associate Professor
School of Journalism & Communication
Xiamen University，Fujian, 361005，China
Member of the International Communication Association (ICA) and the International Association of Mass Communication Research (IAMCR).

Email: lizhanfromxmu@xmu.edu.cn

Education background：
M.A. , Xiamen University of China
M.A. , Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
PhD, The University of Pennsylvania of USA

Academic interests:
 Critical theories, cultural studies and media criticism.

Courses:
research methods, canonic texts in media research and persuasion.

Selected Publications：

1. Gandy, O., & Li, Z. (2005). Framing comparative risk: A preliminary analysis. The Howard Journal of Communications, 16 (2), 71-86.
2. Li, Z. (2003). Will the Internet form the public sphere in China? In J. V. Carrasquero,F. Welsch, C. Urrea & C. Tso (Eds.), Proceedings: Politics and information systems: Technologies and applications (pp. 184-189). Orlando, FL: International Institute of Informatics and Systemics.
3. Hao, X. & Li, Z. (2001). New Media Technologies: Challenges to China’s Media System. Mass Communication Research, 69, 95-115.
4. Li, Z. (1999). Intercultural communication on the Internet—The hows and whys of China’s voice on the Internet. In Hu, W. (Ed.), Aspects of Intercultural Communication (pp.633-650). Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
5. Conference Presentations
6. Li, Z. (2008,May).Shaping Nation-Building Discourse through Entertainment:A Content Analysis of CCTV's Annual Gala Show. Paper presented at the 58th ICA Conference, Montreal,Canada.
7. Li, Z. (2007, October). Harmony on the Basis of Deliberative Rationality – A conceptual Critique of the Harmonious Society Discourse. Paper presented at the Joint Conference organized by the Chinese Association for Communication and the International Communication Association, Beijing, China.
8. Li, Z. (2005, May). The New Medium Internet vs. the “Internet News Media”: A Case Study of the Chinese Government’s Strategic Utilization of the Internet as A New Terrain of Journalism Reform. Paper presented at the Third Annual Chinese
9. Internet Research Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
10. Li, Z. (2004, July). Realizing the Habermasian public sphere in China: An analysis of the role of the Internet in China’s democratization through a case study of a human rights legislation made under the pressure of online public opinion. Paper presented at IAMCR 2004, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
11. Li, Z. (2003, July). Will the Internet form the public sphere in China? Paper presented at the International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications, Orlando, FL, USA.
12. Li, Z. (2002, July). Yu Lun vs. Min Yi: What does “public opinion” imply in the Chinese context? Paper presented at IAMCR 2002, Barcelona, Spain.
13. Li, Z. (2013, June). Wrong apologia and government credibility in crisis in China—Performance study of Chinese government spokesmen in press conference during public crises. Paper presented at the IAMCR 2013, Dublin, Ireland.
14. Li, Z. (2013, June). Climate science vs. distributing responsibilities: A content analysis of The People’s Daily. Paper presented at the 63rd ICA Conference, London, UK.
15. Li, Z. (2013, June). Dilemma of balancing between “objective knowledge” vs. “social construction” – A content analysis of the New York Times’ coverage of climate change. Paper presented at the Third Iowa State University Summer Symposium on Science Communication, Ethical Issues in Science Communication: A Theory-Based Approach, Ames, Iowa, US.
16. Huang, T., & Li, Z. (2013, June). Lingering between “ridicule” and “regulation” –Media representation of homosexuals in Chinese newspapers in first decade of 21st century. Paper presented at the IAMCR 2013, Dublin, Ireland.
17. Pei, S., & Li. Z. (2013, June). Administrative influences in environmental news production in China. Paper presented at the Advancing Media Production Research, an ICA Post-confernce & IAMCR Pre-conference, Leeds, UK.