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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 45 MIN

Dr. Jinyan Zeng on Documentary Film making under China's Political Regime

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Welcome to News From the Castle! This podcast series is dedicated to interviewing experts inside and outside Lund University, who share their expertise on topics related to foreign affairs.This episode features Dr. Jinyan Zeng, a documentary filmmaker and Senior Lecturer at the Centre for East and South East Asian Studies at Lund University. She shares her experiences of making activist documentaries and producing films under China’s censorship and political repression. Dr. Zeng discusses how the political regime shapes activism in China and how it can dehumanise activists, and she reflects on documentary filmmaking as a space where people can retain their voices and humour.Any opinions expressed in this episode are the speakers’ own and do not represent UPF Lund, which remains politically neutral and unaffiliated.Hosts: Paula Grandas Perales, Hwikyung LeeGuest: Jinyan ZengProducer: Hwikyung LeeEditor: Finn Spices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to News From the Castle! This podcast series is dedicated to interviewing experts inside and outside Lund University, who share their expertise on topics related to foreign affairs.This episode features Dr. Jinyan Zeng, a documentary filmmaker and Senior Lecturer at the Centre for East and South East Asian Studies at Lund University. She shares her experiences of making activist documentaries and producing films under China’s censorship and political repression. Dr. Zeng discusses how the political regime shapes activism in China and how it can dehumanise activists, and she reflects on documentary filmmaking as a space where people can retain their voices and humour.Any opinions expressed in this episode are the speakers’ own and do not represent UPF Lund, which remains politically neutral and unaffiliated.Hosts: Paula Grandas Perales, Hwikyung LeeGuest: Jinyan ZengProducer: Hwikyung LeeEditor: Finn Spices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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