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Ting-Sian started their LSE ESRC-funded PhD at the LSE Department of Gender Studies in 2023. Ting-Sian’s research explores how Indigenous and Han queer people of Taiwan define and remake identity and belongings of queerness and Indigeneity that continue to be shaped by settler colonial structure, contested statehood, and Taiwanese nationalism. Born and raised in central Taiwan, Ting-Sian enjoys learning their mother tongue Tâi-gí, gardening, and film photography in their free time.
Ting-Sian holds an MA in Gender Studies from SOAS, University of London and a BA in Anthropology from National Taiwan University. Ting-Sian's dissertation project has received support from Taiwan’s Government Scholarship to Study Abroad.
Key Expertise: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; Gender, Sexuality and Nation; Indigeneity; Queer Theory
Supervisory Team: Dr SM Rodriguez and Dr Sharmila Parmanand