Biography

Qingyang Zhou (Freya) is a graduate student in the Department of German. She joined the program in 2020 after receiving a B.A. in German Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania that same year. Originally from Shenzhen, China, Freya is interested in the intersections of German-Asian cultures, particularly as they pertain to the collaborations between the film industries of East/West Germany, China, and North/South Korea during the Cold War and beyond. She has published articles on the experiences of Jewish refugees in Shanghai during WWII, and has presented research on European-Asian Studies at the annual conferences of the Northeast Modern Language Association, the German Studies Association, and the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. She plans on pursuing a Joint Degree in Chinese Studies, with a Designated Emphasis on Film and Media.