Dahai Zhang is a queer transnational culture critic working in the areas of critical theory, post-structuralism, post-colonialism, political aesthetics, and Sinophone studies. His current research focuses on East Asian modernity, Sinophone transnationalism, and contemporary Sinophone art. He also hosts a podcast titled State of Exception (例外状态).
Dahai holds a BA in Philosophy and Linguistics from Simon Fraser University in Canada and an MA in Cultural Studies from KU Leuven. He’s set to begin his PhD at the University of Antwerp in 2025.