Yanyan is a PhD Candidate in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film Studies at the University of Adelaide. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Digital Media in 2018 and Master's degree in Communication for Social Change in 2020 at the University of Queensland (UQ). Her research interests include intercultural studies, media and communication, and film studies. Besides, as a Bollywood aficionado for over 13 years, her current research is concerned with contemporary Indian cinema in global contexts.