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Paola Voci | |
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| Born | Italy |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
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| Institutions | University of Otago |
Paola Voci is an Italian-born academic specialising in Chinese language and culture, film and media studies, visual culture, and digital culture. She is a professor at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. [1]
Voci was born in Italy. [2] She holds a B.A. with honours in Chinese language and literature from the University of Venice, a diploma in film theory and practice from the Beijing Film Academy, and an MA in East Asian studies and a PhD in Chinese from Indiana University. [1]
She served as president of NZASIA (The New Zealand Asian Studies Society) from 2015 to 2017. [1]
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