ISABELLA SW YUN

Multifaceted Lecturer with six years full-time of expertise in adapting presentations to reach students of diverse backgrounds. Expert in leveraging in-depth knowledge and experience in cultural development and policies, art management in non-profit- and profit-making markets, sociology and media to provide relevant information and first-hand experiences. Known for great personable demeanor and strong work ethic. My research delves into the profound impact of creative industries on modern societies and dissects the intricate power dynamics that promote cultural democracy within organizations.

• Journal of US-China Public Administration Nov 2024: Marital Leadership for the Arts and the Management of Creativity. DOI:10.17265/1548-6591/2024.02.003
• Proceedings of The 14th Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities Jul 2024: Biopower of Artists: Training Logics of Cantonese Opera as Cultural Heritage in Hong Kong (ISSN: 2186-229X – The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2024 Official Conference)
• Journal of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science Apr 2024: Heritage Arts and Governance: Hong Kong's Cultural Policies of Cantonese Opera 1995-2023 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46855/jhass.2024.03.016)
• Cogent Arts & Humanities Apr 2021: Cultural Identity in the Algorithmic Sociality: The Evolution of Humanistic Myth in the Post-Coronavirus World (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.1995117)
• Critical Approaches to Community Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong [e-Book] Jul 2021: Aestheticisation of Politics: A Conflation of Heritage Revitalization and Community Arts (https://communityarts.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/chapter-2.pdf)
• In Cultural Mediation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jul 2017: Chapter: 'From Wanchai to Sham Shui Po: Analysis of Cultural Oasis in Hong Kong'
• Arcadia Press Jun 2017: Book: Competence in Cultural Management: A Primer to Arts Administrators (In Chinese) (ISBN: 978-988-8265-92-3)
• American Journal of Arts Management Mar 2017: A Special Arts Democracy in Hong Kong – Mechanical Diversity and Managerial Risk Avoidance (ISSN: 2333-3537)
• Arcadia Press Mar 2014: Book: Unyielding Nature of Ballerina: Stories of Emerging Talents (In Chinese) (ISBN: 978-988-8265-00-8)

• Speaker Jun 2024 / Hong Kong: 'Aesthetic Intelligence (AI) for Artificial Intelligence for Arts Education.' Transformation and Development in Teaching and Research: Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. HKUSpace Community College, Hong Kong.
• Speaker May 2024 / Tokyo, Japan: 'Biopower of Artists: Traditional and Contemporary Training Logics of Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong.' [Online paper presentation], The 14th Asian Conference on Cultural Studies, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Tokyo, Japan.
• Speaker Oct 2023 / Hong Kong: 'Covid's Impact on Cantonese Opera Management in Hong Kong.' Cultural Management in the Post-Pandemic World, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. [Invited]
• Speaker May 2016 / Hong Kong: 'Defeating Arts Funding Practices in Hong Kong – Mechanical Diversity and Managerial Risk.' Beyond the Big Nine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Arts Development Council.