Dr Licheng Qian
Lecturer in Sociology
Licheng Qian earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Virginia in 2017 and is currently a Lecturer in Sociology at Birmingham City University. Before moving to Birmingham, he served as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Macau (2021–2023) and Zhejiang University (2017–2021).
Licheng's academic interests lie at the intersection of memory, politics, and culture, including the study of national, transnational, and postcolonial identities. Regionally, his work focuses on the Greater China area, the Chinese diaspora, and transnational comparisons and connections between China and other societies.
Licheng’s research has been published in leading social science and China studies journals, such as Cultural Sociology, Nations and Nationalism, Memory Studies, Journal of Contemporary China, and Sociological Studies (Shehuixue Yanjiu).