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Tong Meng孟彤

@tongmeng.bsky.social

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PhD Candidate @durham-university.bsky.social Assistant Editor @chiedmobilities.bsky.social Research: international students, intimate relationships, digital dating.

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Tong Meng孟彤 @tongmeng.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social

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Dr Cora Lingling Xu 许玲玲博士 @coralinglingxu.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Proud supervisor moment #2, see Tong Meng's second paper based on her PhD. Such a pleasure to supervise! Tong is on the job market now! Do pay attention to her applications! @drannallewellyn.bsky.social @durhameducation.bsky.social @durhamchina.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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“Fair-skinned, young and slim” or “Kardashian-style”: UK-based female Chinese international students’ self-presentation on mobile dating applications

Mobile dating applications (MDAs), ubiquitous dating platforms worldwide, have revolutionized ways by which individuals establish intimate relationships. While scholars extensively studied self-pre...