Jingzhou Liu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3673016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jingzhou Liu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jingzhou |
| FAMILY NAME | Liu |
| SIGNATURE | LIU J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9026-5330 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Eyes on the shoreline
This paper explores how the ecological gaze disciplines environmental behavior through the intertwined mechanisms of discourse, emotion, and symbolism, with attention to spatial and embodied dimensions. Drawing on Foucault's theory of disciplinary power, we argue that pro-environmental actions are not solely the result of rational incentives or regulatory enforcement, but are deeply shaped by systems of moral visibility and affective governance. …
From voice to action
Constructing workplace subjectivity
This article explores the workplace learning of immigrant settlement workers (ISWs) at immigrant service agencies (ISAs) in Canada. Adopting a combination of governmentality and workplace subjectivity as its theoretical framework and institutional ethnography as its methodology, the study examines three forms of workplace subjectivity. First, constructive subjectivity is formed by incorporating racialized immigrants’ prior professional and lingui…
The making of ideal immigrant settlement workers
Underpinned by neoliberal rationalities, the contractual relationship between government funders and immigrant-serving organisations (ISOs) has led these agencies to promote neoliberal values of competition in the business market, prioritising quantity over quality in their services in order to secure government funding. Informed by Foucault's concept of governmentality as its theoretical framework and institutional ethnography (IE) as its method…
Navigating transition to work
The Precarious Nature of Work in the Context of Canadian Immigration
Canada selects immigrants based on their potential contribution to the country's knowledge-based economy. This selection process commodifies immigrants through neoliberal dominance demonstrating the reciprocal relationship between immigrants and work. This literature review draws on intersectionality to examine the precarious nature of work in the context of Canadian immigration. The contributions of this review take three forms. First, racializa…
Intersectionality by Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge
Reviewed by: Intersectionality by Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge Jingzhou Liu Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge. Intersectionality. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2016. 224 pp. $26.95 sc; $76.95 hc. Since the early 21st century, the idea of "intersectionality" has been widely discussed by scholars, policy advocates, practitioners, and activists in Canadian and international contexts. In 2016, Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished universit…
Navigating transition to work
Intersectionality by Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge
Reviewed by: Intersectionality by Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge Jingzhou Liu Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge. Intersectionality. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2016. 224 pp. $26.95 sc; $76.95 hc. Since the early 21st century, the idea of "intersectionality" has been widely discussed by scholars, policy advocates, practitioners, and activists in Canadian and international contexts. In 2016, Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished universit…
The making of ideal immigrant settlement workers
Underpinned by neoliberal rationalities, the contractual relationship between government funders and immigrant-serving organisations (ISOs) has led these agencies to promote neoliberal values of competition in the business market, prioritising quantity over quality in their services in order to secure government funding. Informed by Foucault's concept of governmentality as its theoretical framework and institutional ethnography (IE) as its method…
Intersectionality by Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge
Reviewed by: Intersectionality by Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge Jingzhou Liu Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge. Intersectionality. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2016. 224 pp. $26.95 sc; $76.95 hc. Since the early 21st century, the idea of "intersectionality" has been widely discussed by scholars, policy advocates, practitioners, and activists in Canadian and international contexts. In 2016, Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished universit…
The Precarious Nature of Work in the Context of Canadian Immigration
Canada selects immigrants based on their potential contribution to the country's knowledge-based economy. This selection process commodifies immigrants through neoliberal dominance demonstrating the reciprocal relationship between immigrants and work. This literature review draws on intersectionality to examine the precarious nature of work in the context of Canadian immigration. The contributions of this review take three forms. First, racializa…
Navigating transition to work
The making of ideal immigrant settlement workers
Underpinned by neoliberal rationalities, the contractual relationship between government funders and immigrant-serving organisations (ISOs) has led these agencies to promote neoliberal values of competition in the business market, prioritising quantity over quality in their services in order to secure government funding. Informed by Foucault's concept of governmentality as its theoretical framework and institutional ethnography (IE) as its method…
Constructing workplace subjectivity
This article explores the workplace learning of immigrant settlement workers (ISWs) at immigrant service agencies (ISAs) in Canada. Adopting a combination of governmentality and workplace subjectivity as its theoretical framework and institutional ethnography as its methodology, the study examines three forms of workplace subjectivity. First, constructive subjectivity is formed by incorporating racialized immigrants’ prior professional and lingui…
From voice to action
Eyes on the shoreline
This paper explores how the ecological gaze disciplines environmental behavior through the intertwined mechanisms of discourse, emotion, and symbolism, with attention to spatial and embodied dimensions. Drawing on Foucault's theory of disciplinary power, we argue that pro-environmental actions are not solely the result of rational incentives or regulatory enforcement, but are deeply shaped by systems of moral visibility and affective governance. …
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Governmentality (3 works) · Intersectionality (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works)