Chengbao Seong-Bo Jin (they/them)

Hi, I'm Chengbao! You can also call me Seong-Bo, which is my Korean name (I use my Korean name as the middle name to unapologetically accuse settler colonialism and my displaced identity conspired by the Japanese colonization in the Korean Peninsula, American imperial occupation after the Korean War and ongoing cultural erasure and plunder by Han settlers). I'm an art critic, diasporic activist and trans-media studies researcher. My research takes a decolonial approach to tracing the tensions between cultural autonomy and postcolonial transnationalism through the lens of sexuality. My research philosophy is rooted in my diasporic upbringing, reflecting on my eternal in-betweenness and liminal identity. My studies ask how aesthetic, visual and archival forms make minor transnational intimacies perceptible and examine the impossibility of cultural recuperation in the aftermath of colonial decimation and the refurbishment of late capitalism. My work attempts to historicize and archive the flash moments brought by artists and activists in Asia and the Asian diaspora to contemplate the democratic progress and modernity in the conjuncture of authority, postcoloniality and imperial shades.

Currently, I'm an MA student in Media Studies,Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and American Studies at the University of Virginia. My previous work concerning the above topics appeared at several international conferences, including ICA, NCA, 4S, and so on. You can find my upcoming work at ASAP/Review, Communication and Cultural/Critical Studies, etc. 

You can find me on:

• Linkedin

• Bluesky

You are also welcome to reach out with your thoughts via my email! 

• Email: anh9ry@virginia.edu