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Biography

I am a Lecturer in Translation Studies from the Department of Humanities, Language and Translation at Hong Kong Metropolitan University. I hold a PhD in queer translation studies from Hong Kong Baptist University. I am an experienced translation practitioner, trainer and researcher. 

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• My research focuses on queer (literary) translation, queer popular culture, queer activism, multimodality in translation, and gender and sexuality studies. Courses taught: Literary Translation, Translation for Professional Translators (MA level), Introduction to Translation Studies, University English Reading and Writing, Presentation Skills, Chinese Culture and Society, etc.

Selected Publications

Books

• Cai, J. (2023) Creatures' Wonderland - Migratory Bird Sanctuaries Along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Wang, L.H. Trans.), Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press. (Original work published 2022)

Book Chapters

• Wang, R. (2026). (Re)Framing the Paratextual Homographesis: Translating Call Me by Your Name into the Chinese Mainland. In Guo T. and Evans J. (eds.), Translating Sexuality: Queer Popular Culture and Cinema in China. Routledge.

Journal Articles

• Wang, R. (2025). The Performative and Transformative Site of Homosexuality in Call Me by Your Name. Translating Queer Fuck into Chinese. Lingue E Linguaggi, 72, 167-193. https://doi.org/10.1285/i22390359v72p167.
• Wang, L. (2025) Reading Homosexuality through Textuality: A Study of Chinese Translations of Call Me by Your Name in Taiwan and Mainland China [Thesis Abstract]. New Voices in Translation Studies, 30(1), i-iv. https://doi.org/10.14456/nvts.2025.12.

Modified Date: 20 Mar, 2026
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