Chris Berry
Chris Berry is Professor of Film Studies at King’s College London. In the 1980s, he
worked for China Film Import and Export Corporation in Beijing, and his academic
research is grounded in work on Chinese cinema and other Chinese screen-based
media, as well as neighboring countries. He is especially interested in queer screen
cultures in East Asia; mediatized public space in East Asian cities; and national and
transnational screen cultures in East Asia. Together with John Erni, Peter Jackson,
and Helen Leung, he edits the Queer Asia book series for Hong Kong University
Press. Prior to his current appointment, he taught at La Trobe University in
Melbourne, The University of California, Berkeley, and Goldsmiths, University of
London.