Course Staff
Zhang Desheng
Department: School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University
Title: Professor
Gender: male
As the dean of School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University, a Tier-2 professor, a Doctoral Advisor, and a Doctor of Journalism, Prof. Zhang has been awarded a series of titles: “Young or Middle-aged Expert of Hubei Province with Outstanding Contribution” (1999), Excellent Teacher at the Provincial Level (2007), Teacher with High Professional Ethics at the Provincial Level (2007), Prominent Teacher at the Provincial Level (2015), Specially-appointed Professor of the “Chutian Scholars Program” (2016), third prize winner of the National Excellent Research Achievement in Education Sciences (2016), first prize winner of the Teaching Achievement at the Provincial Level (2018), and the leader of a major NSSFC (National Social Science Fund of China) project (2019); he is also in charge of two High-Quality Open Online Courses at the Provincial Level: Sports Commentary Comments (2013) and Modern Sports and Social Progress (2015). Prof. Zhang specializes in researching sports culture and sports diplomacy, and holds the following additional posts: vice president of Sports Branch of Chinese Collegial Association for Visual Art, deputy secretary general of Sports News Communication Branch of China Sport Science Society, and vice president of Sports News Communication Branch of Hubei Sport Science Society. He delivers the following lectures: Introduction: Why Should We Take “Sports and Society”? Is Sports Today the Same as It Was in Ancient Times? -- Historical Changes of Sports. Is Mahjong a Sport? -- The Essential Features of Sports. Is "Fighting" Different from "Moving"? -- The Difference in Sports Between China and the West. Why Are My Eyes Often Filled with Tears? -- Sports and National Identity. Can the Olympics be Hosted by Any Country? -- Sports and the "Game" Between Major Powers. Those Not of Our Lineage Must Be Traitors? -- Sports and Naturalization. Did the Media Promote Sports, Or the Other Way Around? -- Sports and Media Promotion. Is Being An Onlooker Different from Being A Professional? -- Sports and Aesthetic Experience. Are You a Part of the Sports Population? -- Sports and Population Development. Do You Not Even Have Faith in What Chairman Mao Said? -- Sports and "Burden Reduction" for Young People. Everyone Hopes to Be Happy Every Day! -- Sports and Happiness in Life.
Li Jing
Department: School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University
Titles: Associate Professor; doctoral student of sports science
Gender: female
Associate Prof. Li Jing is a doctoral student of sports science and her main research field is the communication of sports culture. She has won the first prize of the 5th Basic Teaching Skills Competition for Young Teachers of Wuhan Sports University (2014) and worked for China Central Television in transmitting the 7th Military World Games (2019). Under her directions, her students have won the national third prize of the National Advertising Art Design Competition for College Students (2019) and the awards of Excellent Bachelor’s Thesis of Wuhan Sports University (2018 and 2019), and engaged in a project of the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students (2019). She delivers the following lectures: Why Do We Idolize Stars? -- Sports and Fandom. Why Do the Chinese Like Mathematical Olympiad While Europeans and Americans Favor Olympic Sports? -- Sports and Family Harmony. Why Did 24-year-old Mao Zedong Hope That Teenagers Could Grow "Savagely"? -- Sports and Health Promotion. Is the WeRun Ranking More Attractive than Real-life Workout? -- Sports and Social Capital.
Hao Bin
Department: School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University
Titles: Associate Professor; doctoral student of fine art; Master’s Advisor
Gender: male
Associate Prof. Hao Bin is a doctoral student of fine arts and a Master’s Advisor. His main research field is the communication of sports art. He has won the first prize of the 7th Basic Teaching Skills Competition for Young Teachers of Wuhan Sports University (2018), and under his directions, his student Li Mingzi has won the championship of Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant run by Phoenix Satellite Television (2017), and another student Zhang Chen has won the gold award of the “10th Cross-strait TV Presenters’ Competition” in the national final (2018). He delivers the following lectures: Can Sports Promote Diplomacy? -- Sports and Diplomacy. Did Sports Change Cities, or Was It the Other Way Around? -- Sports and Urban Development. Why Is Nike Seen Everywhere? -- Sports and Globalization. Why Can Mayweather Earn Over 100 Thousand Dollars Per Second? -- Sports and Marketing. Will There Be Another “Hand In Hand” for the Tokyo Olympic Games? -- Sports and Music. Will Esports Be Accepted by Mainstream Society in the Future? -- Sports and Esports.
Wang Ziye
Department: School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University
Titles: Lecturer; Master of Management
Gender: male
Lecturer Wang Ziye is a Master of Management who graduated from Television School of Communication University of China. He was once a reporter and producer of China Central Television and China Weather TV, and a presenter and commentator of Sports Life Channel of Hubei Television. Sports commentary and sports events reporting are his main fields of study. Under his directions, his students have won the national championship of the Commentators’ Competition (2016) run by Who is the King, a program of China Central Television, the national championship of the Commentators’ Competition run by Football Talk, a program of LeSports, the second prize of the Sports Presenters and Commentators’ Competition Among Universities Across the Nation (2018), and so on. Mr. Wang has participated in two NSSFC projects and published over 10 papers in domestic and foreign journals, and many of these papers are indexed by EI and CPCI. He delivers the following lectures: Does the Sports Industry Make Money or Spend Money? -- Sports and Industrial Operation. Are Sneakerheads All Real Basketball Fans? -- Sports and Subcultures. Is "Fastskin" Really Undefeatable? -- Sports and High-tech Application. Should Children Take Extracurricular Tutorial Courses or P.E. Courses? -- The Development of Campus Sports. “Winning a Seaside House” or “Jumping from the Rooftop”? -- Sports and the Legalization of Betting.
Xin Mengxia
Department: School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University
Titles: Lecturer; Doctor of Chinese literature
Gender: female
Lecturer Xin Mengxia is a Doctor of Literature and her main research field is traditional Chinese sports culture. She has participated in two NSSFC projects and published two monographs; under her directions, the bachelor’s thesis of a student of hers has been awarded as an Excellent Bachelor’s Thesis of Hubei Province. She delivers the following lectures: Has China Ever Hosted the FIFA World Cup? -- Sports and Gender Equality. Is Traditional Wushu Good for Fighting? -- Sports and Traditional Culture. Can Sports Change One’s Fate? -- Sports and Well-rounded Education. Is Sports a Way of Fashion? -- Sports and Fashion.
Zhang Ganghua
Department: School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University
Titles: Associate Professor; Doctor of Journalism; Master’s Advisor
Gender: female
Associate Prof. Zhang Ganghua is the vice president of School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University, a Doctor of Journalism, a Master’s Advisor, and a visiting scholar at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. In recent years, she has published over 20 papers in various academic journals, completed four provincial- and ministerial-level projects, of which she was the director, and participated in the compilation of four textbooks. She delivers the following lectures: Does Your Sports Preference Reveal Your Identity? -- Sports and Social Class. Why Are There Still Doping Cases Despite Strict Prohibition? -- Sports and the Honor System. Why Did the East Lake Greenway Become Wuhan's New Symbol? -- Sports and Residents' Recreation.
Wang Chuangye
Department: School of Journalism and Communication at Wuhan Sports University
Titles: Associate Professor; Doctor of Literature
Gender: male
Associate Prof. Wang Chuangye is a Doctor of Journalism, a “Chutian Scholar” of the “Chutian Scholars Program,” and a Master’s Advisor. His main research fields are political communications and sports diplomacy. During the past five years, he has headed two provincial- and ministerial-level projects and published eight papers; under his directions, a student of his has won a provincial-level award. He delivers the following lectures: What's the Position of Sports in Society? -- Sports and Social Structure. Can't a National Champion be a Masseur? -- Sports and Social Mobility. Is Sports Explicable? -- The Theoretical Foundation of Sports Sociology.
