Li Mei
Li Mei
Courses
1.Graduate courses: In-depth Reporting and Nonfiction Writing Studies in American Literature and Journalism;
2.Undergraduate courses: Open Journalism, News Commentary, Financial Journalism, News Interviewing and Writing, Creative Nonfiction, and English for Journalism and Communication.
Research Areas
Journalism and Communication, Literary Journalism, Nonfiction Studies, American Literary Journalism, Cultural Communication and Media Criticism.
Education Experience
August 2018 - September 2019, Senior Research Scholar, School of Journalism, University of Massachusetts.
Research areas: Comparative study of Chinese and American literary news narratives, and nonfiction writing.
October 2010 - November 2011, Visiting Scholar, School of Journalism, University of Missouri.
Research areas: American mainstream media studies, American financial news reporting studies, and literary news narrative studies.
September 2002 - July 2005, Doctoral
Dissertation (Literary Theory), School of Literature, Jinan University: A Study of the Modernity of Eileen Chang's Everyday Narratives.
September 1990 - July 1993, Master's
thesis (Classical Literature) at the School of Literature, Shaanxi Normal University: The “Gao Mei Sacrifice” and Love Poems in the Book of Songs”
September 1984 – July 1988, Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of Literature, Shaanxi Normal University
Work Experience
August 2006 –August 2008, Lecturer, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology
August 2008 – August 2015, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology
August 2015 – Present, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology
October 2003 – January 2006, Editor-in-Chief of the Pearl River Commercial Daily, Foshan Media Group
December 2001 – May 2002, Editor-in-Chief of Shunde Fashion magazine, Foshan Media Group
May 1998 – October 2001, Political and Economic Reporter, News Department, Pearl River Commercial Daily, Foshan Media Group
Part-time Jobs
Think Tank Experts of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Communication Institute
Leading Talents in Publicity, Ideology and Culture under the "Guangdong Special Support Program"
Expert Reviewers of General Project Results from the National Social Science Fund
Expert Reviewer for the General Project of the National Social Science Fund of the Ministry of Education
Expert reviewers for master's and doctoral dissertations of the Ministry of Education
Expert reviewers for the National Social Science Fund's Chinese Translation Project
Member of the National Association of Communication Studies
Member of the Chinese Society for the History of Journalism
Shenzhen Journalism Professional Senior Evaluation Committee Expert
Guangdong Provincial Radio and Television Outstanding Works Review Committee
Experts in the Guangdong Provincial News "Going to the Grassroots, Changing the Style, and Improving the Work" Outstanding Works Review
Guangzhou Radio and Television Outstanding Works Review Committee
Books
At the Depths of News: A Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Literary News Narratives, Wuhan University Press, March 2020.
A History of American Literary Journalism: The Rise of a Modern Genre, Fudan University Press, August 2019.
Stories and the Spirit of Stories: Li Mei's Literary Criticism, China Publishing Group, August 2015.
The Modernity of Eileen Chang's Everyday Narratives, China Publishing Group, April 2014.
Lecong, a famous town, Guangdong People's Publishing House, January 2009.
Representative Articles
1. The High-Popularity Spreading Path of Reversal News and the Presentation of “Competitive Truth”: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Clarity Sets (QCA) Based on 30 Cases of Reversal News, Contemporary Communication, March 2023, pp. 23-28.
2. A Study on Brand Narrative Consciousness in City Image Promotional Videos, Contemporary Communication, December 2021, pp. 97-99.
3. An Interpretation of the Pseudo-Lifestyle of the Online “Versailles”, Journal of Journalism Studies, November 2021, pp. 53-55.
4. A Linguistic Analysis of the Differences in the Development of Bullet Comments in Eastern and Western Online Videos, Youth Journalist, October 2021, pp. 55-56.
5. Exploring the Path to Sustainable Development of Yangcheng Creative Industry Park, New Communication, August 2021, pp. 71-74.
6. The Transformation and Restructuring of Traditional Investigative Reporting in the Big Data Era, Contemporary Media, January 2016, pp. 16-19
7. The “Audience-Centered” Theory of Television Variety Shows, Modern Communication, June 2015.
8. The Transformation of Narrative Style in National Image Films under the New Media Environment, China Publishing, February 2015, pp. 30-33.
9. Responding to the Crisis of Print Media by “Never Forgetting Our Original Aspirations”, China Publishing, August 2014, pp. 47-51
10. “Our” Reportage as Literary Journalism, Journalism University, March 2014.
11. Reportage: Literary News from the Perspective of the “Other”, Journalism University, April 2013
12. Eileen Chang and Proletarian Literature—Taking “Xiao Ai” and “Yangge” as Examples, Journal of Guangdong Second Normal University , June 2013.
13. The Responsibility of Mass Media in Building a Harmonious Society in the Consumer Era, Proceedings of the 10th National Conference on Communication Studies, 2008
14. Power Struggles in Organizational Communication: A Case Study of the South China Tiger Incident, Contemporary Media, September 2008
15. The Responsibility of Mass Media in Building a Harmonious Society in the Consumer Era, Proceedings of the 10th China Communication Studies Conference, May 2008, p. 99.
16. The Modern Phantom of Wolfhound Novels, Fiction Review, No. 3, 2008.
17. The World of the Sexes Misunderstood by Patriarchal Discourse, Theory and Creation, May 2008, pp. 54-57.
18. Living and Writing Without Deception, Proceedings of the Academic Symposium on Wang Meng's Autobiography, June 2008.
19. Our Bodies Are the Flesh of Society—On the Literary Meaning of Bodily Narrative, Renmin University of China Press, 2007, No. 6, "Literary Theory," pp. 132-137; originally published in "Theory and Creation," 2007, No. 1, pp. 18-22; reprinted on China Writers Network in 2008.
20. The Tradition of Eileen Chang’s Novels and Everyday Narratives in Literature, Jinan Journal, 2007, No. 3, pp. 202-205.
21. Exploring the Harmonious Elements of Multi-Ethnic Cultures, Wenyi Bao (Literary Gazette), July 17, 2007, page 3, Literary and Aesthetic Thoughts
22. How to Teach Literature to Science and Engineering Students Effectively, Teaching Paper, 2007, Issue 2, pp. 54-57.
23. Story and the Spirit of Story: On Overseas Chinese Literature: Two Novels, China and Foreign Forum, 2004, No. 1, pp. 35-39.
24. Story and the Spirit of Story: Three Novels in Overseas Chinese Literature, Fiction Review, February 2004, pp. 72-77.
25. Memory is the Truth of the Mind—An Interpretation of Wang Meng’s “The Green Fox”, Fiction Review, April 2004, pp. 66-70.
26. The Determination to Enter the World of Literature, Contemporary Writers Review, No. 6, 2004, pp. 148-150.
27. On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Newspaper Specialty Management, China Newspaper Industry, October 2004, pp. 37-40.
28. Literature, Love, and Feminine Beauty, Macau Pen Journal, December 2004, pp. 98-104.
29. Yu Jian, a Poet Who Is Existing, translation, Dajia, 2004, No. 2, pp. 43-48.
30. Searching for Mandela in South Africa, Oriental, 2003, Issue 1, pp. 37-40.
Awards
1. In January 2006, the article "Cultural Celebrities Emerging from a Major Commercial Town" won the "Outstanding Special Issue Article" award from the Pearl River Commercial Daily in 2005.
2. In May 2005, awarded the title of "Outstanding Doctor of Guangdong".
3. In January 2001, the article "A Word of 'Fellow Workers' Fills with Affection" won the First Prize in the "Feature Category" of the 2000 Guangdong Enterprise Newspaper and Periodical Good News Selection.
4. In May 2001, the report "Comprehensive Promotion of Urbanization" won the third prize of the Guangdong News Award.
5. In January 2000, the article "Inviting Someone to Sweat Is Not as Good as Inviting Them to Dinner" won the third prize in the newspaper feature category of the 1999 "Shunde Good News Award".
Guiding students to win awards
1. Guided students to participate in the "2023 University Journalism Awards" organized by China Daily. Their work "Pan Jingzhao: Cantonese Opera 'Envelops' My Life" won the "Best Cultural and Artistic News Report Award" at this year's event.
2. Guided students to participate in the 8th "Internet+" Competition, and produced a video promotion of "Research on Equipment Defect Indication and Identification Technology for Intelligent Inspection of Transmission Network in New Power Systems" (in cooperation with the School of Electrical Engineering), which won the bronze award in the school competition.
3. In January 2023, I guided students to participate in the Guangdong Provincial Higher Education Institutions' Series of Activities Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return to the Motherland and the 23rd Anniversary of Macao's Return to the Motherland, themed "Returning to the Motherland, Sharing Prosperity and Strength," and they won the second prize for their poster.
4. In September 2022, the "Guangdong Youth Speak" Youth Online Commentator Training Program and the first Online Commentary Competition of Southern News Network guided students to create news commentary articles such as "From afar, cultural and creative industries are full of spring, and ancient sites resonate far away"; "Collaborative Innovation: The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is Building a New Highland for Higher Education"; "Big Data 'Price Discrimination': Less Tricks, More Sincerity"; "A New Journey of Major Country Diplomacy: Youth Power Writes a New Chapter"; and "The 'Timing' and 'Moment' of Youth Development in the Greater Bay Area", which were selected and awarded prizes respectively.
5. In March 2022, guided students to participate in the 6th Guangdong University Network Media Exhibition Festival with their work "From Narcissism to Utilitarianism: Is it the Fault of Young People?", won the second prize in the "Yueyi Culture" cultural promotion competition.
6. In March 2022, guided students to participate in the 6th Guangdong University Network Media Exhibition Festival with their work "On the Nation's 'Youthful Sense': Where is it Heading?", winning the third prize in the "Yueyi Culture" cultural promotional work category.
7. In December 2021, guided students to participate in the "University Journalism Award" organized by China Daily, with the article "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Their 'Future' is Trapped in Online Microloans," which won the first prize in the financial news category.
8. In March 2016, supervised a student research project entitled "A Study on the Overall Status Quo and Future Development Trend of Guangzhou Animation in the New Media Environment," which was awarded the "Hundred Steps Ladder" school-level project.
9. In May 2015, supervised a student project entitled "The Development of Original Comedy Reality Shows from the Perspective of Innovation in China's Cultural Industry," a provincial-level project that won the third prize in the 14th Guangdong Provincial "Challenge Cup" College Students' Extracurricular Academic Works Competition.
10. In March 2013, I supervised students' research on "A Survey of College Students' Trust in News of Major Accidents on Weibo," which won the "Hundred Steps Ladder" school-level project award.
Contact
mli@scut.edu.cn
