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Jiamei Yan

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Jiamei Yan

PhD Student

Bio

My research examines how visual design shapes cultural narratives of the body, with particular focus on body representation as a site for understanding aesthetic standardization, cultural identity, and power relations. At the same time, my research investigates how Western-derived aesthetic ideals are reproduced and negotiated through everyday design objects, exploring how processes of globalization and localization shape visual standards and contribute to discussions of visual coloniality and decolonial aesthetics.

Education

M.F.A. University of Southern California

M.A. University of Edinburgh

B.F.A. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Area(s) of Expertise

Body Politics and Visual Culture, Decolonial Design Studies, Visual Communication Design & Research