BIOGRAPHY
I was born and educated in China, and came to Canada in 1992 to pursue a Ph.D. in Asian Studies at UBC as well as seeking “a life elsewhere”. After teaching at the University of Alberta and University of Sydney, Australia, I found my “home elsewhere” here in Vancouver.
Trained in literary and cultural studies, I have taught Asian content courses in the Department of Humanities and the Global Asia Program (formerly Asia-Canada Program) since 2008. I also keep myself busy with bilingual writing and travel-studies as a visiting scholar to universities in Asia, Europe and Australia. Living between cultures gives me inspiration, experiences and dual perspectives on the world and myself.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Chinese literary and cultural studies
- Literature and Art in Socialist China
- Chinese Artists in Europe in the early 20th Century
- Chinese language media in Canada
- Chinese Diaspora and Sinophone Literature
SHUYU KONG
PROFESSOR, HUMANITIES
CO-DIRECTOR, DAVID LAM CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
EDUCATION
PhD, Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
MA, Comparative Literature, Peking University
BA, Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University