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Lin, Jenny
Critical Studies
Contact Information
Associate Professor
USC Roski School of Art and Design
E-mail: jennyglin@usc.edu
Links
USC Roski
Education
- M.A. and Ph.D, University of California, Los Angeles
- B.A., Brown University
Description of Research
- Her research explores relations between twentieth and twenty-first century art and design praxes and social phenomena such as urbanization, globalization, and decolonization.
Publications
- Above sea: Contemporary art, urban culture and the fashioning of global Shanghai (Manchester University Press, 2019)
- Other writings have appeared in Art Margins, Shanghai Culture, Frieze, Flash Art, X-TRA, and the anthologies Fandom as Methodology, Participatory Urbanisms, Companion to Urban Imaginaries, and Cities of Light.
Fellowships and Grants
- UC Pacific Rim Research Program
- Confucius Institute
- US Department of Education
- Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.
Work Experience
- Extensive curatorial and studio experience, having worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and with artists and galleries in Shanghai
Awards
- Typography Award from Communication Arts for her recently published a catalogue for her exhibition Picturing Global China
Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?