Ting-Sian started their ESRC-funded PhD at the LSE Department of Gender Studies in 2023. Their project explores Indigenous queer subjects and queer activism in Taiwan, analysing how racial and ethnical injustice intersects with gender and sexuality through settler-colonial lens. Their research interests include Indigenous studies, race and ethnicity, queer studies, Tongzhi (LGBTQ+) movements, transitional justice and transformative justice, the intersection of sexuality, race and gender.

Ting-Sian holds an MA in Gender Studies from SOAS, University of London and a BA in Anthropology from National Taiwan University. Ting-Sian is a member of the editorial collective for the Engenderings blog.  

Supervisory Team: Dr. SM Rodriguez and Professor Clare Hemmings