Hi, I am Linwei!

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I earned my M.A. in Theory of Art and Culture (Artistic Communication concentration) from Nanjing University in 2025, and my B.A. in Musicology and Accounting from Xiamen University in 2022.

I study how music, sound, and voice circulate through digital platforms, and how women artists, virtual performers, and other marginalized or emerging cultural producers use digital practices to amplify their voices and negotiate visibility within broader industrial, political, and social contexts. Specifically, my research interests focus on:

1) Digital Cultures and Platform Studies; 
2) Mediated Music and Sound Studies;
3) Feminist Media Studies;

4) Asian Studies and Global Communication.

I hope to use my research to increase the visibility of marginalized communities and subcultures, while approaching my work with passion, empathy, and care. My past and ongoing research have focused primarily on qualitative research methods (e.g., semi-structured interviews, ethnography, app walkthrough method, critical media industry studies approach etc.).