Dr John Chua
Associate Professor of Communications
John Chua teaches a variety of courses in communications. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Champaign–Urbana with a dissertation focused on the interpretations of horror across cultures. He spent many years working in the media industry before embarking on an academic career.
Academic Career
- Coventry University, UK. Senior Lecturer in department of media and communication. Course director for MA in media production.
- Moscow State University’s journalism school, Fulbright Senior Scholar
- University of Southern California and University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in the United States.
- Selected professional activities:
- Voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
- Production of independent documentaries.
- Writer of feature film screenplays.
Selected publications
- "Something Borrowed, Something New: Ye Ban Ge Sheng (Song at Midnight) and the Cross-Cultural Reinterpretations of Horror in Twentieth Century China." Asian Cinema. 16:2. 2005
- "The Twin and the Doppelganger." The Tell-Tale Heart Essays and Criticism. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1996. Republished as http://www.allpoe.com/tell-tale-heart/s865.
Selected films
- Director and producer of the documentary WHATEVER! IT’S A WONDERFUL SORORITY LIFE aired on PBS in America and chosen by the Museum of TV and Radio (Paley Media Center in Los Angeles and New York) for its permanent collection of important PBS films.
- Director and producer of the documentary MARION’S TRIUMPH aired on public television in America and on the History Channel in Israel. Won Editor’s Choice Award from American Library Association’s Booklist.
- Co-writer of STAR DOGS: BELKA AND STRELKA, an upcoming feature film in Russian to be released in cinemas in 2009. Creative Producer for the Russian TV documentary, THE BIRTH OF ILLUSION, 2008.
Selected Awards/Grants
- Fulbright Senior Scholar grant to Russia.
- The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities / California Council for the Humanities research grant.
