Research Interests:
·Contemporary theatre and performance
·Performance and representation of cultural identities, migration and diaspora
·Cross-cultural and cross-media adaptation
·Performance pedagogies
Courses Taught:
·Courses for undergraduate students:
·General Education: TheatreHumanities, Contemporary Theatre and Devising, Modern Dramatic Art
Research Achievements
Publications:
BOOKS
•East Asian Identities in Contemporary British Theatre: Contesting Exclusion, Palgrave Macmillan(forthcoming)
Journal Articles
•Hu, Z. (2022) ‘Journey to the West: Cross-media Adaptation of a Chinese Classic Tale’, in Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance, Volume 15, Numbers 1-2, pp. 95-111
•Hu, Z. and Chen, L. (2022) ‘Between On and Off: Analytical Overview of British Theatre in 2020 and 2021’ in Drama-The Journal of The Central Academy of Drama, Issue 202, pp. 103-119
•Hu, Z. and Chu, Y. (2023) ‘Analytical Overview of British Theatre in 2022’ in Drama-The Journal of The Central Academy of Drama, Issue 202, pp. 66-81
•Hu, Z. (2023) ‘Cities, Temples, Pigeons: Experiencing ‘Bleeding’ in The Land’s Heart is Greater than Its Map’ in The Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts Quarterly, Q39, pp.12-15
•Hu, Z. and Chu, Y. (2024) ‘Analytical Overview of British Theatre in 2023’ in Drama-The Journal of The Central Academy of Drama, Issue 206
•Hu, Z. and Chu, Y. (2025) ‘Reshaping Memories and Borders: An Overview of British Theatre in 2024’, in Drama-The Journal of The Central Academy of Drama, issue 214, pp. 60-76,
•Hu, Z. and Chu, Y. (2026) ‘An Overview of British Theatre in 2025’, in Drama-The Journal of The Central Academy of Drama, issue 220
Major Research Projects
•Participant of “Contemporary Western Theories of Drama and Theatre”, Key Research Project in Arts, National Humanities and Social Sciences Fund, 2018-2022
•Participant of “Fashion and British and American Feminism in the 20th Century” (19BSS006), funded by The National Social Science Fund of China”
•Participant of “Translation and Research of Euro-American Theatre Files” (21&ZD268), funded by The National Social Science Fund of China
Selected Conference Presentations
•2017, ’On Creating All the Daughters of My Father’s House’, Women of the World Festival Exeter
•2019,‘Forgotten: Languaging Acts for a Forgotten People’, Annual Conference of International Federation of Theatre Research, Shanghai
•2019,‘Cross-Media Adaptations of a Chinese Classic Tale’, Looking Back, Stepping Forward, Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance Symposium
•2024,‘Virtual Farmers, Unite Against Each Other!: Reinterpreting Stardew Valley through Live-Streamed Gaming Competition ’ , Psi #29 (Performance Studies International Annual Conference), London
•2025, ‘World-making in British East and Southeast Asian Performance Practice’, Symposium on Intercultural Exchange between Chinese and Overseas Theatre, Shandong University
•2025, ‘Sharing Cross-Cultural Experiences and Shaping Cross-Cultural Identities: the case of New Earth Academy’, IFTR annual conference, Cologne
•2026, ‘Extracurricular Bodies: Devising Pedagogy as General Education in a Chinese University’, IFTR annual conference, Melbourne
Contacts
E-mail: hu.z@nju.edu.cn
