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Siyuan Yin

@siyuanyin.bsky.social

Assistant Professor
School of Communication | Simon Fraser University
feminist studies, cultural studies, political economy, social movements, migration

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Siyuan Yin @siyuanyin.bsky.social · Jan 13

Pleased to announce that my book will be out in a few months. www.sup.org/books/contes...

Contesting Inequalities | Stanford University Press

After four decades of market reform, China has developed a fast-growing, prosperous economy—the second largest in the world. Despite this prosperity, social inequality has persisted and expanded, part...

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Siyuan Yin

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Looking forward to discussing my book with colleagues and students at the University of Victoria.
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Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labor Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China

An online talk by Siyuan Yin, Assistant Professor at the School of Communication, Simon Fraser University

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September 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Siyuan Yin

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Pleased to share my upcoming book talk (virtual) at University of Leeds! ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

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Research Seminar: ‘Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labor Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China’

Siyuan Yin’s ethnographic study explores how mediated labor activism advances worker mobilization, feminist activism, and counter-discourses amid China’s authoritarian constraints

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September 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM

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In Contesting Inequalities, @siyuanyin.bsky.social traces the historical and structural forces surrounding the plight of migrant workers, especially women workers, and examines the relationship between media and different forms of collective action in China. #ReadUP

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Book cover of Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labor Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China by Siyuan Yin

May 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Siyuan Yin

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McChesney was a deeply respected critical scholar and tireless activist whose work profoundly inspired generations of students and scholars. Rest in power🙏

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Robert W. McChesney, America’s leading left-wing critic of corporate media, has died

After studying the early days of radio, McChesney developed a holistic critique of media structures that exposed how open they were to manipulation by those in power.

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April 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Siyuan Yin

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Huge congratulations to my wonderful student, Yameena Zaidi on successfully defending her MA thesis! It is an impressive project exploring the organizing efforts of Indian gig workers in the platform economy. Way to go! @yxmeena.bsky.social

April 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM

Siyuan Yin

@siyuanyin.bsky.social

Received copies of my book from SUP! Excited and grateful to be receiving book talk invitations from colleagues. I am very much looking forward to seeing the book make an impact in the field. @stanfordpress.bsky.social