The University of Hong Kong 
Dr Cassini S K Chu
Honorary Lecturer
cassini@hku.hk
+852 3917 1075
Biography
Cassini specializes in gender and sexuality. Her book, Compensated Dating: Buying and Selling Sex in Cyberspace, investigates Compensated Dating practitioners’ self-identity, desire and their dynamic relationships. In addition to the stories of female providers, her book explores the life-experiences of male clients, which is under-reported in the current literature of compensated dating in Asia. Through her interviews and ethnographic work, her book unfolds how modern intimacy entwines in the on-line and off-line worlds.
Courses taught
Education
PhD
The University of Hong Kong
MA
Chinese University of Hong Kong
BA
Brown University (USA)
Research interests
Gender and sexuality
Sex work
Deviant behaviors
Girlhood studies
Honours and recognitions
The Best Thesis Award — Hong Kong Sociological Association 2015
Selected publications
Chu, C. S. K. (2018). Compensated Dating: Buying and Selling Sex in Cyberspace: Palgrave Macmillan
Chu, C. S. K., & Laidler, K. J. (2015). Becoming a Male Client in Compensated Dating. Deviant Behavior, 1-19
Chu, C.S. K. (2018). From Cyber-Ethnography to In-Depth Interviews: Learning About Girls Who Sell Sex and Men Who Purchase Sex in Compensated Dating. SAGE Research Methods Cases.