MrKJ Kaixin DENG

KJ Kaixin DENG (pronouns: he/him) is a Phd Student at School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney.  His current research interests are in digital media culture, gender & sexuality, and digital intimacy studies in the Chinese context. His PhD project aims to understand the digital practice and participation in digital space of bil+ people and communities in Mainland China. Through ethnographic research, KJ strives to bring the marginalized and invisible Bi+ community in Mainland China to the public, so that the stories of these people can be heard and understood at home and around the world.

KJ is a member of The International Student Training Network (ISTN) 2024-2026. ISTN is a program of the International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR), a research partnership between universities and community organizations across Canada, the US, the UK, Mexico, and Australia.

KJ has also participated in several research conferences. He has presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2024, The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2024 & 2025, and Digital Intimacy X Symposium. His paper has been selected for the Top Paper Session of the AEJMC 2024 LGBTQ+ Interest Group.