Han Yang
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Last Updated:
2026
Han Yang is a PhD candidate from the Department of Film Studies at the Beijing Film Academy, and is currently a visiting doctoral student/research intern at Concordia University. His research interests include film and the archive, film preservation and restoration, film curation, and film history. His current research focuses on the archival dynamics of orphan films, examining how they shape the writing and representation of the past across different historical dimensions.
PhD Candidate in Art Theory | Beijing Film Academy | Beijing, China | 2023-present
Visiting Doctoral Student / Research Intern | Concordia University | Montreal, Canada | ongoing
MFA in Film Curation | China Film Archive | Beijing, China | 2020-2023
Publications:
Yang, H., Micro-Short Format, Intermediality, and Community Aesthetics: ‘Mass Film’ as a Practice of the Poor Image | Journal of Beijing Film Academy (《北京电影学院学报》) | China | 2025(02): 4–15;
Yang, H., Orphan Films: From Film Archives to Archival Films | Review of Theatre and Film (《戏剧与影视评论》) | China | 2025(4): 75–92;
Yang, H., Reenactment Practices in Early Chinese Newsreels | Movie Review (《电影评介》) | China | 2025(16): 9–16; reprinted in full in Movie and Television Art (《影视艺术》) | China | 2025(12): 94–100;