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Dr. Gabriella Angelini

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1. Faculty of Sociology / Research and Teaching Units / Unit 6 - Sociology of Transnationalization and Social Anthropology

Wiss. Mitarbeiterin im Arbeitsbereich 6 - Soziologie der Transnationalisierung und Sozialanthropologie (Prof. Nguyen)

E-Mail
gabriella.angelini@uni-bielefeld.de  
Phone
+49 521 106-70064  
Phone No. of Secretary
+49 521 106-4639 − Secretary's Details
Office
Gebäude X D2-227 − Locations Map
Postbox
PF Nr. 380 im Gebäude X - Magistrale - Ebene C2

Curriculum Vitae

LAST APPOINTMENT

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2026-2027

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, CN

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Anthropology, 2020-2025

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, CN
Dissertation: Loving in the Shadow of Race: Chinese Men and White Women in Hong Kong
Advisor: Sealing CHENG

  • M.S., Relations and Institutions of Asia and Africa, 2014-2017

University of Naples "L'Orientale”, Naples, IT
Thesis: Vietnam Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Missed Opportunity or Lucky Escape?
Advisors: Marisa SIDDIVÒ, Pietro MASINA

  • University of Naples "L'Orientale”, Naples, IT

B.S., Political Science and International Relations, 2011-2014
Thesis: The Trade Union in Vietnam and China: How to Respond to the Challenges Posed by Economic Reforms
Advisor: Pietro MASINA

SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

  • 2024-25. PhD Support Scheme, Faculty of Arts, CUHK.
  • 2020-24. Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS).
  • 2015-16. Scholarship from the University of Naples "L'Orientale” to study Vietnamese Language & Culture at Hanoi University (HANU), Vietnam.
  • 2015. Confucius Institute Scholarship to study Chinese language and culture at Xi’an International Studies University (XISU), China.
  • 2014. Scholarship from the University of Naples "L'Orientale” to study Vietnamese Language & Culture at Hanoi University (HANU), Vietnam.

PUBLICATIONS

  • 2025. “AI and the Unimaginable Couples: Chinese Men and White Women.” IIAS Newsletter, 2025 Spring (no.100).
  • 2026. “Love and Romance in China: From Comrades and Partners to AI Lovers: By Pan Wang, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025, 206 Pp., A$170.00 (Hardback), A$153.01 (eBook).” Asian Studies Review, January, 1–2.

Current research topics

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Family and relationships; mobility and migration; gender; race and ethnicity; socioeconomic transformations; East and Southeast Asia; autoethnography; AI and digital technologies.