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Overview
I am currently a PhD candidate in Education with an interest in gender and sexuality. My project explores the lived experiences of LGBTQ schoolteachers in China, which is supported by the President's Doctoral Scholar Award.
Before coming to the UK, I worked as a Chinese language teacher in Shanghai for six years. I hold a Bachelor degree and a Master’s degree in Chinese Language and Literature from East China Normal University where I won the National scholarship from the Ministry of Education of China; I also holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from The University of Manchester where I won the Platt Prize for achievement.
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Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Educational Leadership, The University of Manchester
Award Date: 30 Nov 2021
Master of Arts, Chinese Language and Literature, East China Normal University
Award Date: 1 Jul 2014
Bachelor of Arts, Chinese Language and Literature Major with Applied Psychology Minor, East China Normal University
Award Date: 1 Jul 2011
Keywords
- Gender and Sexuality
- LGBTQ+ issues in Education
- Educational Leadership
- Inclusive education
- Queer theory
- Confucianism
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Conceptualising Confucian queer subjectivation: how Chinese LGBTQ teachers make sense of and navigate their sexuality in schools
Wu, W., 9 Dec 2025, In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. p. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Confucian queer agency: conceptualising the mechanisms of LGBTQ teachers’ resistance in Chinese schools
Wu, W., 14 Aug 2025, In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 46, 6, p. 937-953Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elucidating Confucian heteronormativity: The case of Chinese schooling
Wu, W., 11 Aug 2025, In: Sociology. p. 1-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inside the Chinese heterosexual matrix: lesbian and gay middle leaders’ experiences in Chinese schools
Atkinson-Ross, C. & Wu, W., 25 May 2025, In: Gender and Education. 37, 5, p. 525-542Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finding Spaces in Between: the Challenges in Recruiting Participants for LGBTQ School Leadership Research in Mainland China
Wu, W., 23 Mar 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Prizes
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President's Doctoral Scholar Award
Wu, W. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)