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Hello

My name is Zixi Zuo (she/her)

/ˈziː.ʃiː dzwɔː/ or 'zee-shee dzwo'

I am a Chinese feminist sociologist passionate about exploring the intersections of gender, youth culture and digital media. My research delves into how young people navigate mediated intimacies and societal norms in the digital age.

I am currently looking for collaborative research opportunities. Feel free to reach out!

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About Me

Outside academia, I express myself through dance, photography, and yoga – practices that ground me and inspire my creative lens on the world. Whether in movement, through the camera, or on the mat, I try to embrace the richness of human connection and the stories that unfold in everyday life.

"There is so much in life, as we know, things that are ordinary or just there, beautiful things, to love; those things that come and go; things that are all the more valuable because they are fragile. Being a killjoy is too occupying, if it takes you away from the worlds you are in; the rise and fall of the sun, the way the trees are angled like that, the smile of a friend when you share a joke, the cold fresh water; the feel of the sea as immersion; the familiar smells of spices cooking."

–––– Sara Ahmed, Living a Feminist Life, p.247

Lastest Stories

一个没有任何赢家的世界：《Inter Alia》（中译：非穷尽列举）观后感

上个月读完的《Know My Name》（中译《知晓我姓名》），和这周在西区看的苏珊·米勒《Inter Alia》，意外地形成一种对称关系。《Know My Name》第八、九章写庭审，作者Chanel Miller 用极其细致的笔触，一句一句地铺陈审判中的问答，剖开案发当晚的细节。读者仿佛也被带进了法庭之中，坐在观众席上，不远不近地看着一切发生：一边感受陪审团的麻木与压抑，一边看着她最私密、最痛苦的受害经验被一一剖开，让人坐立难安。而《Inter Alia》则把镜头转向了另一侧。它写的是一个女权主义者、一个女性法官 Jessica 的多重生活：在法庭上，她专业、敏锐、游刃有余；在家庭中，她努力参与儿子的成长，认真进行那些“困难对话”——关于 consent，关于尊重女性；在婚姻里，她又小心维护丈夫的尊严，不让自己的成功成为两人之间的裂痕。直到有一天，儿子被指控性侵。这部戏最让我在意的，是它提出却没有彻底回答的问题：一个女权主义者，为什么仍然可能养育出一个加害者？剧里没有用太多篇幅解释这一切。也许问题恰恰就出在那些最日常、最“习焉不察