Isabel Ziyi Hua
First Name:
Isabel Ziyi
Last Name:
Hua
Email :
isabel.hua@mail.utoronto.ca
Title:
MA Student
Biography :
Isabel Hua is an MA student at the University of Toronto's Cinema Studies Institute. She obtained her BA at the University of Toronto, double majoring in Political Science and Cinema Studies and minoring in Philosophy. Her research interests lie in haptic visuality, embodied spectatorship, new media and digital technology, and the interactions between sensorial experiences and queer, gendered, and racialized identities. Beyond her studies, Isabel has worked as a film programmer, audiovisual technician, and editorial contributor. She also enjoys photography, painting, and music.
Selected work:
“Being a Bad, Bad Girl: Challenging the Male Gaze via Surveillance Aesthetics and Affective Responses in Fiona Apple’s Criminal.” Caméra Stylo, Vol. 25.
Awards:
- Norman Jewison Fellowship in Film Studies, 2025
- Nathan A. Taylor Scholarship in Film Studies, 2024
Education:
BA, University of Toronto
