Kefan Xue
@kefanxue.bsky.social
PhD, University of Oxford. Study childhood and family, sociology of education, health and care, gender and sexuality, and methodology.
New paper out in Qualitative Inquiry! 🎉
In this study, we explore power relations between researchers from elite institutions & participants often seen as ‘vulnerable’, proposing a framework for ethical reflection.
📖 Open Access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In this study, we explore power relations between researchers from elite institutions & participants often seen as ‘vulnerable’, proposing a framework for ethical reflection.
📖 Open Access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
New paper out in Qualitative Inquiry! 🎉
In this study, we explore power relations between researchers from elite institutions & participants often seen as ‘vulnerable’, proposing a framework for ethical reflection.
📖 Open Access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In this study, we explore power relations between researchers from elite institutions & participants often seen as ‘vulnerable’, proposing a framework for ethical reflection.
📖 Open Access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Kefan Xue
Reunion of three sociologists of childhood from Hangzhou in Birmingham!
September 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Reunion of three sociologists of childhood from Hangzhou in Birmingham!
New paper out in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters! 🎉 Our research examines how Chinese youth’s sources of sexual knowledge are associated with their sexual and reproductive health.
Open access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
New paper out in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters! 🎉 Our research examines how Chinese youth’s sources of sexual knowledge are associated with their sexual and reproductive health.
Open access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I’m happy to share that I passed my viva today! @osgaoxford.bsky.social
Endless thanks to Anna Lora-Wainwright & Lisa Eklund for accepting my work with such care.
Deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Rachel Murphy, for her unwavering love & support.
And to everyone who’s supported me, thank you.✨
Endless thanks to Anna Lora-Wainwright & Lisa Eklund for accepting my work with such care.
Deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Rachel Murphy, for her unwavering love & support.
And to everyone who’s supported me, thank you.✨
June 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I’m happy to share that I passed my viva today! @osgaoxford.bsky.social
Endless thanks to Anna Lora-Wainwright & Lisa Eklund for accepting my work with such care.
Deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Rachel Murphy, for her unwavering love & support.
And to everyone who’s supported me, thank you.✨
Endless thanks to Anna Lora-Wainwright & Lisa Eklund for accepting my work with such care.
Deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Rachel Murphy, for her unwavering love & support.
And to everyone who’s supported me, thank you.✨
Happy to share that I’ve submitted my DPhil thesis on young carers in China, with my viva expected by the end of next month.
Deeply grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way. 🎓✨
Deeply grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way. 🎓✨
May 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy to share that I’ve submitted my DPhil thesis on young carers in China, with my viva expected by the end of next month.
Deeply grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way. 🎓✨
Deeply grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way. 🎓✨
#BSA2025 presentation wrapped up!
I shared a new paper, ‘Negotiating Masculinity and Care in Families of Autistic Children in China’, co-authored with Dr Xiaorong Gu.
Grateful for thoughtful feedback, warm reunions & new connections in Manchester. Thank you so much @britsoci.bsky.social!
I shared a new paper, ‘Negotiating Masculinity and Care in Families of Autistic Children in China’, co-authored with Dr Xiaorong Gu.
Grateful for thoughtful feedback, warm reunions & new connections in Manchester. Thank you so much @britsoci.bsky.social!
May 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
#BSA2025 presentation wrapped up!
I shared a new paper, ‘Negotiating Masculinity and Care in Families of Autistic Children in China’, co-authored with Dr Xiaorong Gu.
Grateful for thoughtful feedback, warm reunions & new connections in Manchester. Thank you so much @britsoci.bsky.social!
I shared a new paper, ‘Negotiating Masculinity and Care in Families of Autistic Children in China’, co-authored with Dr Xiaorong Gu.
Grateful for thoughtful feedback, warm reunions & new connections in Manchester. Thank you so much @britsoci.bsky.social!
Thank you so much Dr. Yang 🤗
If your department is hiring soon, please keep an eye on @kefanxue.bsky.social! She does great work on young caregivers in China and is finishing up her PhD at Oxford @osgaoxford.bsky.social! #academicsky #childhoodstudies #familystudies #sociology
April 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Thank you so much Dr. Yang 🤗
Reposted by Kefan Xue
Three sociologists of childhood from the City of Hangzhou, China at the @britsoci.bsky.social conference! Gladly surprised to learn that @kefanxue.bsky.social and I even went to the same middle school and overlapped for a year! What a small world! #britsoc25
April 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Three sociologists of childhood from the City of Hangzhou, China at the @britsoci.bsky.social conference! Gladly surprised to learn that @kefanxue.bsky.social and I even went to the same middle school and overlapped for a year! What a small world! #britsoc25