Academic Staff
GHEORGHIU, Iulia
Lecturer
Ph.D (The University of Hong Kong)
Research Interests:
Sociology of consumption; Sociology of morality; Social theory; Gender and migration; Narrative research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Course(s) Taught:
| CHSS 3047 | Consumption in China |
| CHSS 4035 | Selected Topics in the Sociology of China I |
| SOC 7590 | Popular Culture and Society in Contemporary China |
| SOCI 2017 | Popular Culture and Society |
| SOCI 3005 | Sociological Theory II: Contemporary Approaches |
| SOCI 3047 | Consumption in China |
| SOCI 4027 | Selected Topics in Contemporary Sociology II |
| SOCI 4035 | Selected Topics in the Sociology of China I |
To Be Updated.
(For complete list of publications, please view Staff CV.)
Refereed journal articles
Ham, J. & Gheorghiu, I. (forthcoming). 'Scripting pragmatic intimacies in sex work, migration and intimate-material exchanges'. Culture, Health and Sexuality
Lau, P. Y. F. & Gheorghiu, I. (2018). 'Vanishing Selves: Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Hong Kong', Cultural Diversity in China, Special Issue, 1-15
Gheorghiu, I. (2011). "Truth or Story or True Story: The Self in the Interview Situation". Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology, 2(2), 33-48
Manuscripts in preparation
Gheorghiu, I. & Tse, T. "Moralizing Consumption through practice: The Pursuit of "the Good Life" through Dress Consumption in Post-socialist China and Romania".
Ham, J. & Gheorghiu, I. "Race and the Management of Migrant Sexualities in Hong Kong" (book chapter, Routledge)
To Be Updated.