Ling-Yee Lee

My research interests and expertise encompass studies in cultural and creative industries, organizational research, cultural sociology and economic sociology. And through my past experiences in reporting, I’ve been consistently involved in observing various aspects of the media industry, including its production processes, evolution over time, and its impacts on society. It reflects my active engagement and awareness of the media landscape. Therefore, these exploration and experiences constitute the foundations of my teaching and research focus.
The research topic of my doctoral dissertation, “The Dual Logic of Culture and Commerce: Development and Transformation of the Taiwanese Publishing Industry,” originated from my long-term observations of Taiwan’s publishing industry. My current research directions and achievements are also extensions of my doctoral dissertation.

In my medium- to long-term research planning, I am interested in using the publishing industry as a prototype for cultural and knowledge industries, continuing to study media, independent filmmaking, and other cultural and creative industries.

Education

Ph. D. Sociology, National Taiwan University (2015)

M. A. Sociology, National Taiwan University (1997)

B. A. Sociology, National Taiwan University (1992)

Current Position

Project Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at National Taiwan University

Employment

• Project Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University（2021/02-）
• Post-doctoral Fellow of Institute of Sociology, Academic Sinica (2016/01-2020/07)

Academic Honors

• The Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award presents by Taiwanese Sociology Association.

• Lee, Ling-Yee. 2020. Cultivation, practice, and expansion: Exploring the dynamics of Taiwan’s organizational and economic development. Taiwanese Sociology, 40:155-166. (in Chinese)
• Lee, Ling-Yee. 2018.The Overlooked Hands: The Book Distribution System and Distributors in Taiwan’s Publishing “Circuits of Commerce”. Taiwanese Journal of Sociology, 63: 63-116
• Lee, Ling-Yee (2016) “Behind the Book Publishing Miracle of Taiwan: An Analysis of Book-distribution systems and Commerce Circuits of Publishing in Taiwan.” Presented in Young Scholars Workshop 2016 (June 26-July 3), held by European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan (ERCCT) at Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Germany.
• Lee, Ling-Yee. 2015. The Dialectic Logics of Culture and Commerce: The Development and Changes of Publishing Industry in Taiwan. (Dissertation, in Chinese)
• Lee, Ling-Yee. 2014. “The Mediation and Intervention of the Cultural Intermediaries: The Contradiction in the Creativity Production of the Publishing Industry.”, Taiwanese Sociology, 28: 97-147. (in Chinese)
• Lee, Ling-Yee. 2011. “Middlemen in Shaping Our Reading Culture: An Analysis of the Booksellers and Book-distribution Systems in Taiwan.” in Asato, Wako and Hideki Nakata ed. Proceedings of 3rd Next-Generation Global Workshop. Pp.237-253. Japan: Kyoto University.