Hua Ma

Hua Ma is an Associate Tutor at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Her research interests lie in the areas of gender, feminism, and beauty culture. She passed her viva in March and her PhD thesis examines young Chinese women’s beliefs, attitudes, and motivations regarding beauty practices. Her research analyses and discusses its findings regarding Chinese beauty practices in relation to interdisciplinary feminist theory and debate in terms of women’s agency. Currently, she is working on a project with Professor Su Holmes regarding Young Chinese women’s experience of eating disorders.

CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS

2022-12-07        “ ‘I am doing makeup for myself, or am I?’: Choice, pleasure and postfeminism in China.” LUCC Research Seminar Series, Lancaster University China Centre.

2022-11-09         “Inner and outer beauty: Exploring female beauty in contemporary China.” Centre for the Gender Studies Seminar Series, Lancaster University.

2022-08-31         “Women and makeup: the normalisation of beauty practices amongst young Chinese women.” British Association for Chinese Studies Annual Conference 2022, August 31^st-September 1^st.

2022-06-23         “Beauty practices, the notion of ‘choice’ and postfeminism in China.” British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies Annual Conference 2022, June 23^rd-24^th.

2022-06-06         “MA Gender Studies- Gender Beyond the Classroom Talk” University of East Anglia.  

2022-05-09         “I am doing makeup for myself: Choice, Pleasure and Postfeminism in China.” University of East Anglia, Feminist Media Studies Group. 

2021-09-07         "Inner and outer beauty: Exploring female beauty in contemporary China.” British Association for Chinese Studies Annual Conference 2021, September 6^th-8^th.

2021-06-26         “MA Gender Studies-Gender Beyond the Classroom Talk” University of East Anglia. 

2021-06-24         “Chinese women seeking power through inner and outer beauty strategies.” British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies Annual Conference 2021, June 24^th-25^th.

2021-02-19         “Inner and outer beauty: Exploring female beauty in contemporary China.” University of East Anglia, MA Gender Studies Series. 

2020-11-04         “Interviewing women in practice: Feminine Beauty, Beauty Practices, and Women’s Agency in Contemporary China.” University of East Anglia, Feminist Media Studies Group. 

2019-06-14         "MA Gender Studies-Gender Beyond the Classroom Talk" University of East Anglia.