Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Sim Jiaying

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sim Jiaying received her BA and MA degrees in English literature from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in film and television studies from the University of Glasgow, UK.

Her research interests include transnational Chinese cinemas, bodies on screens, and film philosophy. Focusing on different types of body assemblages that are produced with consideration to historicity, modernity, urban spaces, race, class, gender, and sexuality, she is interested in various circuits of transnational sensoria and affects that are deeply embedded within the dynamic movements and processes of capital, labour, socioeconomic markets, and political climates, which are unique to different cinematic industries. She has written on film festival circuits, transnational Chinese cinemas, American independent films, Asian cinemas, Scottish art, curation and exhibition, and Singapore films.

Jiaying has previously taught public writing and communications, Singapore cinema and literature, film and literary theory, and science fiction dystopian and utopian films at other tertiary institutions, including Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, and the University of Glasgow, UK.

As an educator, her main teaching philosophy is to inspire students to think critically and independently and to articulate their own ideas effectively through the craft of writing. She understands that the journey of teaching, as with learning, is one that requires continuous reflection and growth.

Selected Publications:

• Sim, Jiaying, “Embodiment, Curation, Exhibition: Report on Douglas Gordon’s ‘Pretty much every film and video work from about 1992 until now.’” (Television, Video, Installation) Screen Bodies, Vol 1.1 (2015)
• Sim, Jiaying, “The Embodiment of Eros: Making Sense of Wong Kar-wai’s ‘The Hand.’” Transnational Chinese Cinema: Corporeality, Desire, and Ethics. (2015)

Kirby Chua

Adjunct Lecturer

Kirby Chua has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Santo Tomas and a Master of Arts in Psychology from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.

Kirby is the director of Grace Counselling Centre and has an interest in counseling and psychotherapy (clinical psychology) along with personality and abnormal psychology.

As an adjunct lecturer at DigiPen (Singapore), Kirby teaches topics related to psychology. He enjoys interacting with his students and learning from them.

Francis Hau

Adjunct Lecturer

Francis Hau holds a Master of Business Administration from Imperial College London.

Francis currently teaches marketing, communication, and career development modules at Nanyang Business School, DigiPen (Singapore), and Management Development Institute of Singapore. Prior to teaching, Francis held various roles in marketing and business development at multinational companies such as Creative Technology and Alcatel-Lucent. He enjoys sharing his corporate experiences and bringing in practical examples to the lectures he conducts.

Francis is a strong practitioner of lifelong learning. He is a firm believer that knowledge can be acquired from all sources so that it can be passed on to other learners.