Aine Yanyan Yang is a PhD student in EDST with a focus on Philosophy and Education. Her research interests lie in philosophy of education, focusing on democracy, conflict, and freedom, with particular attention to how neoliberalism reshapes freedom and absorbs forms of resistance in higher education. She is currently developing a research question that will guide her doctoral work. Before joining UBC, she completed her master’s degree in Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2025.
Supervisor: Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg