Curriculum Vitae
Zihan Zhao
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Zihan Zhao
Citation names
- Zhao, Zihan
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6D11-F545-6E71
- ORCID iD
- 0009-0005-8520-1876
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Sociology - Anthropology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Portuguese | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2024 - 2028
Ongoing
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Social and Cultural Anthropology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2022/08/01 - 2023/06/30
Concluded
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Master of Art in Chinese Language and Literature (Master)
Major in Chinese Language and Literature
National University of Singapore, Singapore
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16 |
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2018/09/01 - 2022/06/29
Concluded
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Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature (Bachelor)
Major in Chinese Language and Literature
Sichuan University, China
"An Analysis of the Causes of Repeated Reading in the Context of Vulgarisation of Upgrade-Flow Novels - a Case Study of College
Students in Sichuan Province" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Sci-Tech Asia, Portugal |
| Sci-Tech Asia, Portugal | ||
| 2024 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/06/01 - 2023/09/30 | Tutor (Polytechnic Teacher) | Luzhou Vocational and Technical College, China |
| Luzhou Vocational and Technical College, China |
Other Careers
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/01/15 - 2021/02/20 | Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional) | Luzhou Newspaper, China |
| Luzhou Newspaper, China |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/07 - 2022/09 | Reporter | Sichuan University of Arts and Science, China |
| 2021/01 - 2021/02 | 2021 Volunteering Service for College Enrollment Guidance | Team Leader Organized a team to provide college selection guidance to students in underprivileged areas | Sichuan University, China |
Outputs
Publications
| Journal issue |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2025/03/26 | From Caregiver to Care Recipient: Challenges Faced by Senior Rural Women in the Context of Family-based Elderly Care in Southwest China | Social and Cultural Anthropology Writing seminar in University of Coimbra
Gonçalo D. Santos (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09 - Current | Social and Cultural Anthropology Writing seminar at University of Coimbra:Allow anthropology PhD and postgraduate students
to share progress on their research projects and receive timely feedback, and sometimes invite anthropological researchers
to give lectures (2024/09)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/09 - Current | Social and Cultural Anthropology Reading Seminar at University of Coimbra: Sharing of recent reading experiences and discussion of anthropological works | Social and Cultural Anthropology Reading Seminar at University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2022/08/01 - 2023/05/01 | NUS Anthropological Research Assistant under Prof. Dean Kenneth (Aug 2022 – May 2023). Conducted research on the cultural
influence of China in Southeast Asia, focusing on temples and surname halls. Responsible for information collation and independent
fieldwork, including a 2–3-week field study in Singapore, culminating in a comprehensive report.
Other
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China's Cultural Influence in Southeast Asia: Fieldwork on Temples and Surname Halls
National University of Singapore, Singapore
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| 2021/10 - 2022/01 | SCU Anthropological Documentary for Cultural Anthropology Course under Advisor Fei Li (Oct 2021 – Jan 2022). Produced a documentary
examining urban-rural transformations, religious ritual inheritance, and changes in appliance production in Sichuan's ethnic
regions. Responsible for video shooting and editing during 2–3 weeks of fieldwork in Luzhou City.
Other
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Cultural Anthropology
Sichuan University, China
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| 2021/02 - 2021/09 | 2021 SCU Linguistics Project | Team Member
Conducted research on the mechanism of meaning generation and interpretation of internet emoticons from the perspective of
cognitive symbols. Designed and analyzed questionnaires to explore connections and test hypotheses.
Other
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Mechanism of Meaning Generation and Interpretation of Internet Emoticons from the Perspective of Cognitive Symbols. |
| 2021/07 - 2021/08 | CBL Summer Institute 2021 Online seminar: An Actor’s Approach to Shakespeare and British History in Oriel College, University of Oxford (20 academic hours each) | CBL Summer Institute 2021 Online seminar
University of Oxford Oriel College, United Kingdom
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| 2019/09 - 2020/09 | 2020 SCU Network Literature Project | Team Leader
Led a study analyzing the causes of repeated reading in the context of the vulgarization of upgrade-flow novels, focusing
on college students in Sichuan Province. Responsible for task assignments, designing project proposals, and overseeing research
progress.
Other
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An Analysis of the Causes of Repeated Reading in the Context of Vulgarisation of Upgrade-Flow Novels - A Case Study of College
Students in Sichuan Province
Sichuan University, China
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| 2019/07 - 2019/08 | University of Pittsburgh Exchange Program: Studied REBELS in American Literature during the 1900s and 1999s, including Asian American Literature, African American Literature, and Gender Literature | University of Pittsburgh Exchange Program
University of Pittsburgh Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, United States
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Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/07/16 - 2025/07/18 | IX congresso APA: P027 - China’s growing care crisis: Emerging critical anthropological approaches (In person Panel)
Member
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Associação Portuguesa de Antropologia, Portugal |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/10 - 2022/01 | SCU Anthropological Documentary for Cultural Anthropology Course under Advisor Fei Li (Oct 2021 – Jan 2022). Produced a documentary examining urban-rural transformations, religious ritual inheritance, and changes in appliance production in Sichuan's ethnic regions. Responsible for video shooting and editing during 2–3 weeks of fieldwork in Luzhou City. |
Distinctions
Award
| 2020 | Third Prize in SCU Cultural and Creative Products Graphic Design-2020.12
Sichuan University, China
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| 2019 | The Second Scholarship of Sichuan University-2019.11
Sichuan University, China
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Title
| 2019 | SCU School of Literature and Journalism Students’ Union Excellent Student Cadre-2019.09
Sichuan University, China
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