Vince Ha

Vince Ha is a PhD candidate in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies at Queen’s University. His research centers on two core themes: diasporic identities and queer archival methods. Currently, he is investigating transnational media and its impact on queer diasporic sociality, with special attention to homoerotic representation in Asian cinema.

Alongside his academic work, Vince is a writer-director who captures fragmentary moments that challenge issues of race, class, gender, and representation. He holds an MFA in Documentary Media from Toronto Metropolitan University. His work has been showcased locally at the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Gardiner Museum, Buddies in Bad Times, The ArQuives, Museum of Toronto, and Hot Docs Rogers Cinema, as well as internationally in China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam.

His research is supported by the SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship (previously known as the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship), the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and the Douglas Sheppard Wilson Fellowship. He is currently a visiting researcher at Cornell University in the Southeast Asia Program, part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, with support from the Fulbright Foundation.