Name： YANG Lili
Title： Professor, College of Communication
Master's Supervisor in Visual Communication
Master's Supervisor in Digital Marketing Communication
Research Interests
1，Image Communication
2，International Communication
3，Social Photography
4，AI Art Therapy
Courses Taught
1，Fundamentals of Photography
2，Advertising Photography
Education & Academic Experience
1，Advanced Visiting Scholar: Dentsu Inc., Japan
2，M.A. and B.A.: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
Recent Research Projects(Selected)
2020 National Social Science Fund General Project: Research on the Image Narrative Mechanism and Strategy of China’s Storytelling from the Perspective of "Other-Sculpting" (20BXW064)
Major Publications
1．Executive Editor: Guangdong Photography History: 1844-2020. China Photographic Publishing House, Aug. 2023.
2．Author: Commercial Photography Practical Training Textbook (3rd Edition). Renmin University of China Press, Jun. 2021. Designated as a "Guangdong Provincial High-Quality Textbook" and used by over 500 universities nationwide.
Academic Papers (Selected)
1，"The AI Machine Logic in 'Text-to-Image': Exploring New Directions for Photography Education in the AIGC Era." Chinese Photographers, No. 6, 2024.
2，"Schematic Gaze: An Anti-Orientalist Interpretation of the Photographic Practice of Felice Beato in Asia." Art China, No. 5, 2023.
3，"The Impact of AIGC on Contemporary Art: The Termination of a Contractual Relationship." Art China, No. 3, 2023.
4，"How China's Digital Yuan Conducts International Communication and Challenges the Dollar’s Hegemony." Journal of Shenzhen University(Humanities & Social Sciences), No. 5, 2022.
5，"The Rise and Fall of Artistic Innovation Strategies of the 'Picture Generation': A Case Study of Photographer Cindy Sherman’s 'Social Selfie'." Art Research, No. 5, 2021.
6，"Domestic Photography, Representation, and Power Control in Social Networks" Art Observation, No. 9, 2019.
7，"Do Images Tend Toward Cool Tones or Cool Rationality? A Study of Deadpan Photography Aesthetics in China,." Art Research, No. 4, 2009.
Major Awards
1，Winner of the 10th China Golden Awards for Photography (Photography Theory Award) (2014)
2，Winner of the 6th "Woodpecker Cup" Annual Excellent Long Review for Chinese Literary and Art Criticism (2021)
Professional Affiliations
1，Vice President: Professional Committee of University Photography Education, Guangdong Higher Education Society
2，Council Member: Guangdong Provincial Literary and Art Critics Association
3，Member: Theory Committee of Guangdong Photographers Association
4，Vice Chairman: Nanshan District Photographers Association, Shenzhen
5，Member: Expert Committee, China Academy of Art
Photography Exhibitions
1，"About Women," "China New Photography Exhibition," The 2nd Pingyao International Photography Festival (Sept. 2002)
2，"As Good as Before I Communicated with You," 2006 Shanghai Art Fair Young Artists Promotion Exhibition (Nov. 2006)
3，"Poland Through Chinese Lenses" , Guangdong Museum of Art (April 2017)
4，"Online Strange Intimacy,", Lishui International Photography Festival (Nov. 2017)
Academic Activities
Professor Yang has been frequently invited to academic seminars, lectures, and exhibitions at prestigious institutions and events, including the China Academy of Art, China National Art Museum, Guangdong Museum of Art, Pingyao International Photography Festival, and Lianzhou Foto Festival.
