Yuan Le
Assistant Professor
Education Background:
Ph.D.in Communication, Peking University, 2006-2010.
M.A.in Media and Cultural Analysis, Loughborough University, UK, 2004-2005.
B.A.in Broadcasting, Wuhan University, 1999-2003.
Research Interest:
New Media, Political Communication.
Courses Taught:
International Communication, Political Communication, New Media Communication.
Current Projects:
Beyond Institutional Determinism: A Comparative Study of Online Political participation between Taiwan and Mainland China, supported by Social Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2012), and Humanities and Social Science Foundation of Ministry of Education (2013).
Publications:
- Yuan Le and Yeheng Pan, The Impact of Televised Presidential Debates on Cross-Strait College Students’ Political Support: the 2012 Presidential Debate in Taiwan, Journal of International Communication, vol. 8, 2013
- Yuan Le and Junlin Liu, Beyond Blue and Green? Ideology and the Interplay Between Online Public Opinion and Mainstream Media Coverage in Taiwan, Collected Papers of Taiwan Research, vol. 4, 2013.
- Yuan Le and Yushuang Huang, Partisan Bias and Frame Construction in Taiwan Media: Based on a Case Study of Coverage on Non-political Event, Southeast Communication, vol. 6, .2013.
- Yuan Le and Junlin Liu: Influence of Blue and Green Partisan Ideologies on Taiwan Online Public Opinions, Taiwan Research, vol.5, 2012.
- Yuan Le, Mapping the Ideologies and Political Orientations in BBS Forums, in Platform Glamour and Stage Lure: The Actors in China’s Internet Communication, China Social Science Press., May, 2011.
- Yuan Le, Exploring the Applications of Content Analysis in Interactive Media Research, in Glamour and Stage Lure: The Actors in China’s Internet Communication, China Social Science Press., May, 2011.
- Yuan Le and Boxu Yang, Exploring the Online Polarization: Based on the Content Analysis of Four Chinese BBS Forums, Youth Research, May, 2010.
- Yuan Le: Literature Review of Online Polarization, Journalism Amateur (the Theory of Version), vol.4, 2010.
- Yuan Le and Boxu Yang, Ideologies and Political Groups of Chinese Internet Users, the 21st Century ,Chinese University of Hong Kong, vol.2.2009.
Conference Papers:
- Yuan Le and Gege Wang, “The Conflicts of Taiwan Partisan Ideologies and the Dilemma of Online Public Sphere: The Case of Online Discussion on Chen’s Taiwan donation”, presented in the Annual Conference of Chinese Rhetoric Society of the World in South Korea, Oct 27th,2012.
- Yuan Le and Yeheng Pan, “The Impact of Televised Presidential Debates on Cross-Strait College Students’ Political Support: Based on the experimental data of 2012 Presidential Debate in Taiwan”, presented on the 20th International Conference of Advertising and Public Relations, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Oct.20th, 2012.
- Yuan Le: “Ideologies and Factions Dividing on the Political Discussion of BBS forums: Based on the Content Analysis of Qiangguo and Maoyan Forums”, presented on the 1st the Annual Conference of New Media Communication, Nov.15th, 2008, Beijing.
- Boxu Yang,Yuan Le and Shanshan An, “The Less Expected: An Exploration of the Social And Political Activities on the Internet in China”, presented in COST298 Conference “The Bad, the Good and the Challenging”, Copenhagen, May 13-15, 2009.
- Yuan Le and Boxu Yang, "Online Political Discussion and Left-Right Ideological Debate", presented in 7th Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) hosted in Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, May 27-29, 2009.
- Boxu Yang and Yuan Le, "Democracy and the Established Arrangements: Political Engagements on the Chinese Qiangguo", presented in Mobile Communication and Social Policy: An International Conference, New Jersey, October10-12, 2009.
- Boxu Yang,Yuan Le and Shanshan An: “Democracy and Established Institutional Arrangements: the Political Discussion and Debate on Qiangguo and Maoyan Forums, presented on the 4th International Conference of Citizenship and Community under Multiple Perspectives, Beijing, Nov.1st, 2009.
- Yuan Le and Boxu Yang, "The Future of Radicalism: Exploring the Political Polarization in Chinese BBS Forums", presented in 8th Chinese Internet Research Conference, Beijing, June29-30, 2010