Dr George Dawei Guo

I joined the Department in October 2012 as a lecturer in Broadcast Media after I obtained a Ph.D.in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Westminster. Before I moved to England, I had lectured at Beijing’s Communication University of China between 2002 and 2004.

My research interests lie primarily in the area of global media studies. I am particularly interested in exploring the cultural and economic implications of transnational media flows. I convene the course Structures of Broadcasting on MA Media Management and MA International Television Industries. Apart from teaching at the postgraduate level, I also contribute lectures and project supervision to undergraduate courses including Film, Television and Digital Histories and Media Research Project. I supervise PhD students in the area of global media and communication studies with a particular focus on Chinese media in the global context. I am currently serving as the Course Director of MA Media Management hosted here by the Media Arts Department.

I have been taking part in various professional and consultancy activities in addition to my commitment to Royal Holloway. They include:  

• Reviewing submissions for Global Media and China, Asian Journal of Communication, International Journal of Digital Television, Celebrity Studies
• Offering professional Mandarin-English interpreting services for Beijing TV and CCTV at the the Children’s Media Conference (CMC) at Sheffield (2012), BBC Academy (2017), Locksmith Animation (2017)  
• Serving as special UK reporter/producer for: London 2012 Olympics Games TV Coverage, Fujian Satellite TV (China); The Age of Internet, documentary series, China Central Television (2014)
• Contributing to Al Jazeera English's weekly media review TV programme Listening Post as a Chinese media oberver: China: Soft Power or Hard Sell?(2012) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm4-6hfUqJY) and Testing China's Journalistic Limits (2013) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCED4fw4Ap8 
• Providing consultancy in UK-China TV co-productions for SMI Corporation (Beijing, China) which specialises in drama productions (2017) and Khorgas YoHo Culture Ltd (China/US) which specialises in advertising-funded lifestyle contents (2017/2018)

I am a member of the Royal Television Society.