PhD Student
Honghan Song is a doctoral student in the Radio-Television-Film program at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research examines the power dynamics between the gaming industry and its users, focusing on how players perceive, respond to, and resist exploitative structures within games, as well as how companies adapt to and monetize these forms of resistance.
Before joining UT Austin, Honghan earned an M.A. in Cinema and Media Studies from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Nanjing University. She also has two years of experience working in China’s gaming industry, including roles at Tencent and Changyou, which informs her research with an insider’s perspective on industrial practices and player-company relations.
Area of Focus: video games, media industry, user behavior