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Overview
Bei JU (Jenny) is Lecturer in Intercultural Communication at the University of Manchester. Her research interests focus on the nexus between ICTs and migration within intercultural communication.
Prior to joining the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies (CTIS), Jenny was an assistant professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Arts at Macau University of Science and Technology (2019-2022). She examined how social media (dis)empower female labour migrants in vulnerable conditions, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jenny also worked as a researcher and outreach officer at the United Nations University Institute in Macau (2017-2019). Her research explored the social media use of mainland Chinese dual migrants in their border crossing. Meanwhile, she was responsible for developing institutional strategies to manage partnerships with academic institutions.
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Reviewer of the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
Reviewer of the Intercultural Communication Division, International Communication Association
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Guangdong University Of Foreign Studies
Bachelor of Arts, Nanchang University
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Macau
Certificate of Social Media for UN Professionals, United Nations System Staff College (2019)
Areas of expertise
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Social Media
- Migration
- New Media
- ICT4Development
- Adaptation
- Surveillance
- Intercultural Communication
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From Voiceless to Voicing: The Communication Empowerment of Sex-trafficking Survivors by Using Participatory Video
Ju, B., Poveda, S. & Thinyane, H., 2022, In: Asian Journal of Social Science. 50, 1, p. 62-69Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Struggling in Im/mobility: Lived Experience of Macao’s Mainland Chinese Migrant Laborers’ via WeChat Moments during COVID-19
Ju, B., Dai, H. & Sandel, T. L., 2022, In: Communication, Culture and Critique. 15, 4, p. 489-498Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Possibility of Impossibility: The Hope for a Cure among Terminal Cancer Patients in China
Zhang, X., Ju, B., Tu, J., Wang, B., Liu, X., Wang, Z., Cheng, Y., Zhang, C. & He, Y., 2022, In: European Journal of Cancer Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding Chinese Female University Teachers’ Intention to Pursue a PhD Degree: Some Insights from a Chinese University
Dai, H. M., Ju, B., Teo, T. & Rappa, N. A., 2021, In: Higher Education. 81, 6, p. 1347-1366Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceived Understandings of Home and Self-identity among Mainland Chinese Dual Migrants in Macao
Ju, B. & Sandel, T. L., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Intercultural Studies. 41, 2, p. 99-115 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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3rd Prize of the 6th Macao Humanities and Social Science Research Outstanding Achievements
Ju, Bei (Recipient), Sandel, Todd L. (Recipient) & Thinyane, Hannah (Recipient), 2022
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Activities
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Accepted by 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association
Bei Ju (Participant)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association
Bei Ju (Participant)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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69th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association
Bei Ju (Participant)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association
Bei Ju (Participant)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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Migrating Concepts – Cosmopolitan, Multiculturalism and Conviviality across the Asia Pacific
Bei Ju (Participant)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc