Helena Wu (Chinese: 胡婉慧) is a Hongkonger academic at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Wu is Canada Research Chair in Hong Kong Studies and Convenor of UBC's Hong Kong Studies Initiative.[1][2]

Helena Yuen-wai Wu
胡婉慧
OccupationAssistant Professor
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
ThesisReconfiguring Post-Colonial Local Relations through Things, Places and Bodies in Hong Kong Culture and Society (2019)
Doctoral advisorAndrea Riemenschnitter
Other advisorsZanetti Sandro
Stephen CHU Yiu Wai
Academic work
DisciplineAsian studies, Hong Kong studies, cultural studies
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia
WebsiteFaculty page
Helena Wu
Traditional Chinese胡婉慧
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWùh Yún-wai
JyutpingWu6 Jyun2-wai3

Biography

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Wu received her Master of Philosophy (MPhil) desgree from the University of Hong Kong.[3][4] She was awarded her doctorate summa cum laude from the University of Zurich in 2019.[5]

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  1. ^ "Helena Wu". Department of Asian Studies. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Helena Wu | University of British Columbia". ubc.academia.edu. Academia.edu. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ Wu, Yuen-wai (2011). "Beyond rivers and lakes: a cultural study of jianghu". hub.hku.hk. University of Hong Kong. doi:10.5353/th_b4629023 (inactive 1 November 2024). Retrieved 24 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  5. ^ Wu, Helena Yuen-Wai (2019). Reconfiguring Colonial Local Relations through Things, Places and Bodies in Hong Kong Culture and Society (Thesis). University of Zurich. doi:10.5167/uzh-174131. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Helena Wu". Jade Music Festival. 2 November 2022.