Ennan Wu

• Media anthropology and cultural studies媒介人类学与文化研究
• Environmental and energy humanities环境与能源人文
• Generative AI and digital cultures生成式人工智能与数字文化
• Sound, embodiment and cultural heritage声音、身体与文化遗产

1. Nov 20262026.11

   Presenting “More Human in a More-than-Human Reality: AI Writing, Detection, and the Politics of Humanness” at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting in St. Louis. 论文 “More Human in a More-than-Human Reality” 入选美国人类学家协会2026年年会，将于11月在圣路易斯报告。

2. Oct 20262026.10

   Joined the School of Literature and Arts at Southwest University of Science and Technology as Associate Professor. 加入西南科技大学文学与艺术学院，任特聘副教授。

3. Sep 20262026.09

   Talked about Chinese Dreamcore, tangping, Mark Fisher and hauntology on the Acid Horizon podcast. 做客学术播客 Acid Horizon，围绕中式梦核、躺平与幽灵学展开对谈。

4. Sep 20262026.09

   Interviewed by The Economist; the piece is forthcoming. 接受《经济学人》采访，报道待刊发。

5. Sep 20262026.09

   “Becoming the ‘Post-Reality’”, on AIGC, memory generation and AI anthropology, published in Big Data & Society. 关于生成式人工智能、记忆生成与AI人类学的论文发表于 Big Data & Society。

6. Jun 20262026.06

   Completed my PhD at Sichuan University and was named an Outstanding Graduate of Sichuan Province. 获四川大学文学人类学博士学位，获评四川省普通高等学校优秀毕业生。

7. Apr 20262026.04

   Excellent Paper Award at the 25th Advanced Forum on Anthropology, Nanjing, for a paper on urban youth and trees. 关于都市青年与树木的论文获第25届人类学高级论坛优秀论文奖。

8. Mar 20262026.03

   Best Paper Award at the 47th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, for an autoethnography of Baldur’s Gate 3. 关于《博德之门3》的自我民族志论文获国际奇幻研究协会第47届年会最佳论文奖。

Peer-reviewed. Ennan Wu in bold; † corresponding author. 同行评审论文。加粗为本人，† 为通讯作者。

English-language journal articles英文期刊论文

1. 2026
   Becoming the ‘Post-Reality’: AIGC, memory generation, and an experimental foray into AI anthropology. Wu, Ennan, and Minheng Ni. Big Data & Society 13: 1–15. doi:10.1177/20539517261481725 SSCIJCR Q1CAS Sociology Zone 1, Top中科院社会学1区Top
2. 2026
   Generative visual dialogue: An exploratory methodological framework for AI-assisted qualitative inquiry. Lai, Zhengtao, and Ennan Wu†. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, advance online publication, 1–18. doi:10.1080/13645579.2026.2678194 SSCIJCR Q1CAS Sociology Zone 3中科院社会学3区
3. 2026
   The entangled coexistence of materiality and subjectivity: A new materialist analysis of China’s jiese community. Wu, Ennan, and Hang Liu. Culture, Health & Sexuality 28 (2): 211–227. doi:10.1080/13691058.2025.2516118 SSCIJCR Q2CAS Social Sciences Zone 3中科院社会科学3区
4. 2026
   Listening to hauntological time: Chinese Dreamcore, millennial memories, and the temporal crisis in the Anthropocene. Tang, Zhe, Ennan Wu†, and Jianhao Xia. The Senses and Society 21 (1): 115–133. doi:10.1080/17458927.2025.2586444 A&HCIJCI Q1CAS Humanities Zone 2中科院人文科学2区
5. 2026
   Chasing the unseen real: The birth of a Xianniang animation and the post-qualitative inquiry awakening. Pan, Jingwen, Ennan Wu†, and Gang Li. Visual Studies 41 (1): 115–127. doi:10.1080/1472586X.2025.2546357 A&HCIJCI Q1CAS Humanities Zone 4中科院人文科学4区
6. 2025
   I am feeling the flow of “qi”: Baduanjin as an Anthropocene movement of natural/cultural entanglement. Wu, Ennan. International Review for the Sociology of Sport 60 (8): 1463–1481. doi:10.1177/10126902251339228 SSCIJCR Q1CAS Sociology Zone 2中科院社会学2区
7. 2025
   Polyphony in action: Interdisciplinary approaches and sustainable strategies for musical cultural heritage preservation. Tang, Zhe, and Ennan Wu†. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 12: Article 1221. doi:10.1057/s41599-025-05611-3 SSCIA&HCIJCR Q1CAS Humanities Zone 1中科院人文科学1区
8. 2024
   Plantationocene: A framework for understanding the links between ecological destruction and social inequalities. Wu, Ennan, and Yichang Xu. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 37: Article 1. doi:10.1007/s10806-023-09919-5 SSCIA&HCIJCR Q1CAS Philosophy Zone 3中科院哲学3区

Chinese-language journal articles中文期刊论文

Titles translated from Chinese.

1. 2026
   The interdisciplinary convergence of classical studies and cultural heritage studies: Towards a theoretical turn of mutual learning among civilizations.古典学与文化遗产研究的跨学科交汇：迈向文明互鉴的理论转型 Li, Fei, and Ennan Wu. Zhongwai Wenhua yu Wenlun [Chinese and Foreign Culture and Literary Theory] 65: 18–35.李菲、吴恩楠。《中外文化与文论》第65辑，第18–35页。 CSSCI CollectionCSSCI辑刊
2. 2025
   How to listen to time: Soundscapes and questions of temporality in Anthropocene writing.如何聆听时间：人类世书写中的声音景观与时间议题 Li, Fei, and Ennan Wu. Minzu Yishu [Ethnic Arts], no. 6: 82–96.李菲、吴恩楠。《民族艺术》2025年第6期，第82–96页。 CSSCICSSCI源刊
3. 2024
   ‘Entanglements of the nearby’: A multispecies ethnographic study of tree hugging among contemporary Chinese youth.“附近的纠缠”：当代青年“抱树”现象的多物种民族志考察 Wu, Ennan, and Jinhua Hao. Dangdai Qingnian Yanjiu [Contemporary Youth Research], no. 5: 114–124.吴恩楠、郝金华。《当代青年研究》2024年第5期，第114–124页。 CSSCI ExpandedCSSCI扩展版
4. 2023
   The impact of immersive technology on audience art reception: A qualitative study based on interviews with immersive art exhibition audiences.“沉浸技术”对艺术接受的影响——基于“沉浸艺术展”受众访谈的定性研究 Wu, Ennan, and Nisha Mao. Yishu Chuanbo Yanjiu [Arts Communication Research], no. 2: 115–128.吴恩楠、毛妮莎。《艺术传播研究》2023年第2期，第115–128页。 CSSCI ExpandedCSSCI扩展版
5. 2022
   Seeing is deceiving: Examining image signs in social media.社会化媒体中眼见为虚的影像符号审视 Wu, Ennan. Qingnian Jizhe [Young Journalist], no. 8: 45–46. doi:10.15997/j.cnki.qnjz.2022.08.035吴恩楠。《青年记者》2022年第8期，第45–46页。doi:10.15997/j.cnki.qnjz.2022.08.035 PKU Core北大核心
6. 2022
   Meaning construction and narrative strategies in female ensemble television dramas.刍议女性群像剧的意蕴建构与叙事策略 Bai, Wei, and Ennan Wu. Zhongguo Dianshi [China Television], no. 2: 22–26.白薇、吴恩楠。《中国电视》2022年第2期，第22–26页。 CSSCICSSCI源刊

Preprint预印本

1. 2025
   Measurement of LLM’s philosophies of human nature. Ni, Minheng, Ennan Wu, Zidong Gong, Zhengyuan Yang, Linjie Li, Chung-Ching Lin, Kevin Lin, Lijuan Wang, and Wangmeng Zuo. arXiv:2504.02304. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2504.02304

Work in progress在研论文

1. R&R返修中
   Those who betray a sincere heart must swallow ten thousand needles: Lianainao and platformed sincerity in China. New Media & Society. First author.第一作者。
2. R&R返修中
   The Gardenocene at the threshold: Salar household gardens and inhabitation under pressure in an arid world. cultural geographies. First author.第一作者。
3. R&R返修中
   What colour is death? Learning to be affected and the situational indexing of sensibility in China’s death cafés. Emotion, Space and Society. First author.第一作者。
4. R&R返修中
   Beyond-human media anthropology: Reassessing the concepts and methods of the Plantationocene in the posthuman era.超越人类的媒介人类学：后人类时代“种植园新世”的概念与方法重估 Journalism & Communication. Second author; in Chinese.《新闻与传播研究》，第一轮返修。第二作者，第一作者为导师李菲教授。
5. Submitted在投
   Meta-magic and more-than-human repair in Baldur’s Gate 3. First author.第一作者。
6. Submitted在投
   Present in everyday life yet unnoticed: Why is energy a question for communication studies? An inquiry through anthropological theories of “transition”.日用而不知：能源何以成为传播学问题？以人类学“转型”理论为主线的考察 First author; in Chinese.第一作者。
7. Submitted在投
   “Zhongzhiyuanshi” or “Zhongzhiyuanxinshi”? A micro-conceptual history of the Plantationocene in contemporary anthropology.“种植园世”还是“种植园新世”？一项当代人类学微观概念史考察 Second author; in Chinese.第二作者，第一作者为导师李菲教授。
8. Ongoing撰写中
   The AI accent of world literature: Machine translation and the standardization of literary difference. Working paper with Prof. Kristin Veel, University of Copenhagen.与哥本哈根大学克里斯汀·维尔（Kristin Veel）教授合作。

Chinese DreamcoreAcid Horizon

1. 2026

   Expert interviews with The New York Times and The Economist. 接受《纽约时报》与《经济学人》专家采访。 Both forthcoming均待刊发

2. Mar 20252025.03

   “A New Lunch-break Routine for Office Workers: Hugging the Tree Downstairs.” Research interview, Jizhou Studio. 极昼工作室报道 “打工人午休新姿势：抱紧楼下那棵树”，介绍抱树研究。 In Chinese; title translated

3. Feb 20252025.02

   “What Drives China’s Tree Huggers?” Research interview and coverage, Sixth Tone. Sixth Tone 报道 “What Drives China’s Tree Huggers?”，介绍抱树研究。

4. 2013–15

   Wrote and directed the micro films Qingxing (Green Apricot) and Beiyiwang de Shiguang (Forgotten Time), available on Youku and Tudou under @这样的少年. 先后编导微电影《青杏》与《被遗忘的时光》，优酷土豆平台可搜 @这样的少年。

Conference presentations学术会议报告

1. 2026

   More Human in a More-than-Human Reality: AI Writing, Detection, and the Politics of Humanness. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, 18–22 November. Accepted.美国人类学家协会年会，美国圣路易斯，2026年11月18日至22日，已录用。

2. 2026

   Embracing Vitality: Multispecies Intermingling Practices between Urban Youth and Trees. 25th Advanced Forum on Anthropology, Nanjing. Excellent Paper Award.第25届人类学高级论坛，中国南京。优秀论文奖。

3. 2026

   The Price of Meta-Magic: An Autoethnography of Cognitive Dissonance in Baldur’s Gate 3. 47th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando. Best Paper Award.国际奇幻研究协会第47届年会，美国奥兰多。最佳论文奖。

4. 2023

   “Plantationocene” with or without “New”? A Micro-Survey on the Conceptual History of Contemporary Anthropology. Annual Conference of Chinese Literary Anthropology, Guizhou. Best Paper Award.中国文学人类学年会，中国贵州。最佳论文奖。

5. 2022

   Peking University International Doctoral Forum on Art Studies, Beijing.北京大学国际博士生艺术学论坛，中国北京。 Recommended Paper Award.推荐论文奖。

6. 2022

   Global Cultural and Creative Industries Cooperation and Development International Conference, Shanghai.全球文化创意产业合作与发展国际会议，中国上海。

Awards and fellowships荣誉与资助

1. 2026

   Outstanding Graduate of Sichuan Province四川省普通高等学校优秀毕业生

2. 2025–26

   China Scholarship Council Fellowship for visiting doctoral research at the University of Bologna国家公派高水平项目联合培养博士研究生，意大利博洛尼亚大学

3. 2025

   Chinese National Scholarship, doctoral level国家奖学金，博士研究生

4. 2022–26

   First Prize Academic Scholarship, Sichuan University四川大学学业奖学金一等奖

5. 2023–24

   PhD Innovation Scholarship, Sichuan University四川大学博士创新奖学金

6. 2022–24

   Outstanding PhD Student, Sichuan University, two consecutive years四川大学优秀博士研究生，连续两年

7. 2020–21

   First Prize Academic Scholarship and Outstanding Graduate, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences中国社会科学院大学学业奖学金一等奖、优秀毕业生

8. 2020

   Silver Prize, Beijing “Challenge Cup” Entrepreneurship Competition, team leader“挑战杯”创业大赛北京市银奖，团队排名第一

9. 2013

   Gold Prize, Anhui Provincial “Challenge Cup” Entrepreneurship Competition“挑战杯”创业大赛安徽省金奖

Positions任职经历

1. 2026–2026 至今

   Associate Professor, School of Literature and Arts, Southwest University of Science and Technology西南科技大学文学与艺术学院，特聘副教授

2. 2021–22

   Research Assistant, State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China中国传媒大学媒体融合与传播国家重点实验室，科研助理 Intelligent media distribution under 5G conditions.参与5G条件下智能媒体内容分发研究。

3. 2015–19

   Before academia, new media specialist at Maanshan Lingzhi Network Technology and laboratory clerk at Maanshan Iron & Steel进入学界前，曾任马鞍山凌志网络科技公司新媒体专员、马鞍山钢铁股份有限公司实验室文员

Education教育经历

1. 2022–26

   Sichuan University, Literary Anthropology, PhD四川大学，文学人类学，博士研究生 Thesis: Fishermen’s Work Songs (Haozi) in Eastern Zhejiang: Oral Tradition and Sound Narratives. Supervisor Prof. Fei Li.博士学位论文《浙东渔民号子的口头传统与声音叙事》，导师李菲教授。

2. 2025–26

   University of Bologna, Cultural Anthropology, Joint-training PhD意大利博洛尼亚大学，文化人类学，联合培养博士研究生 China Scholarship Council joint-training programme. Supervisor Prof. Marc Brightman. Teaching assistant for Sound Culture Studies.国家公派高水平项目，合作导师马克·布赖特曼教授，担任 Sound Culture Studies 课程助教。

3. 2019–21

   University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Marketing and Communication, MBA中国社会科学院大学，营销与传播，工商管理硕士 Supervisor Prof. Hao Huang.导师黄浩教授。

4. 2015–17

   Beihang University, Internet Marketing, Master of Engineering北京航空航天大学，互联网营销，工程硕士

5. 2011–15

   Anhui University of Technology, Accounting, Bachelor of Management安徽工业大学，会计学，本科

Research projects科研项目

1. 2024–26

   Research on Cultural Heritage Protection and Transmission in Chinese-style Modernisation, Sub-project 2.中国式现代化进程中的文化遗产保护传承研究National Social Science Fund of China, Major Project, 24&WZD16. Student co-researcher.习近平文化思想重大项目、国家社会科学基金和马工程重大项目，项目编号24&WZD16。本人系子课题二“中国式现代化进程中文化遗产保护传承的重要成就与历史经验研究”参与人，学生主研之一。

2. 2023–26

   Interdisciplinary Theories and Methods for the Study of Chinese Folk Culture.中国俗文化研究的跨学科理论与方法探索Ministry of Education Key Research Base Major Project, 22JJD850015. Student core researcher.教育部人文社科重点研究基地“十四五”重大项目，项目编号22JJD850015。本人系项目子课题参与人，学生主研之一。

3. 2022–23

   Interdisciplinary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmission and Rural Revitalisation in the Western Sichuan Plain.川西坝子非遗传承与乡村振兴的跨学科研究Sichuan Provincial Social Science Planning Key Research Base Major Project, SC21EZD022. Project member; ranked fifth on the completion certificate.四川省社会科学规划重点研究基地重大项目，项目编号SC21EZD022。已结项，本人于结项证书中排名第5。

4. 2020–21

   Internet-driven Industrial Convergence: Measurement, Formation Mechanisms and Policy Regulation.互联网驱动的产业融合：测度、形成机理与政策监管National Social Science Fund of China, 16BJY090. Student project member.国家社会科学基金项目，项目编号16BJY090。本人为学生参与人之一。

Teaching and mentoring教学与指导

Teaching areas可承担课程

Cultural and environmental anthropology; media and popular culture; AI, culture and society; qualitative research methods; literary theory.文化人类学方向的文化遗产学、田野理论与实践；传播学方向的媒介人类学、媒介与流行文化；文化研究方向的人工智能文化与社会、质性研究方法；文艺学方向的文学概论、中西方文艺理论。

Teaching assistant课程助教

Sound Culture Studies (Bologna); Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Studies, Fieldwork Theory and Practice (Sichuan); Intelligent Communication Studies (Communication University of China).Sound Culture Studies，博洛尼亚大学；文化人类学、文化遗产学、田野理论与实践，四川大学；智能传播研究，中国传媒大学。

Mentoring论文指导

Informal methodological advice on research design, fieldwork and qualitative analysis for three MA theses at Bologna and Sichuan, 2025–2026.2025年至2026年为博洛尼亚大学与四川大学的三篇硕士论文提供研究设计、田野调查与质性分析方面的非正式方法指导。

Academic service学术服务

Editorial编辑工作

Editorial Assistant, Literary Anthropology Studies, 2022–2026.《文学人类学研究》编辑助理，2022年至2026年。

Peer review期刊审稿

International Review for the Sociology of Sport; Convergence; SAGE Open; Humanities and Social Sciences Communications; AI and Ethics; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Conferences会议评审

Reviewer for the International Communication Association (2024) and ICDTHT (2025).国际传播学会年会评审，2024年；ICDTHT 会议评审，2025年。

Translation学术翻译

With Vanessa Grotti and Marc Brightman, “Narratives of the Invisible: Autobiography, Kinship, and Alterity in Native Amazonia”, for Literary Anthropology Studies.与瓦妮莎·格罗蒂（Vanessa Grotti）、马克·布赖特曼合作翻译 “Narratives of the Invisible: Autobiography, Kinship, and Alterity in Native Amazonia”，刊于《文学人类学研究》。

Methods and languages研究方法与语言

Methods研究方法

Ethnography, autoethnography, digital ethnography, in-depth interviewing, diary methods, discourse analysis, visual elicitation, experimental qualitative inquiry, social-media text analysis.民族志、自我民族志、数字民族志、深度访谈、日记法、话语分析、视觉引谈、实验性质性研究、社交媒体文本分析。

Software软件

MAXQDA, NVivo, SPSS, Amos, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects.

Languages语言

Mandarin (native), English (professional working proficiency), Italian (basic).汉语为母语，英语可用于专业工作，意大利语基础。