Shuyin Yu

My primary research interests are located at the intersections of critical race theory (focusing on East Asian diaspora studies), queer theory (specifically asexuality studies), and feminist theory; most of my work is on children’s and young adult literature, cultural studies, food studies, and creative writing.

I currently serve as the English Department Graduate Association (EDGA) Treasurer (2019-2021) and a Graduate Scholar at the University of Calgary Graduate College. I formerly served as Co-Chair (2018-2020) of the University of Calgary, Department of English, Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference Free-Exchange. 

Recent publications include:

• §  Journal article: “'Sometimes it is Better to Crave': Asian-American Fusion Cuisine, the Politics of Substitutions, and the Taste of Diasporic Loneliness” Consumption and the Literary Cookbook, edited by Roxanne Harde and Janet Wesselius, Routledge, 2021.

  §  Creative prose (Short Story): “Post-Humorous Processing.” Astigmatism, edited by Vivek Shraya, 2018.

  §  Journal article: “Simple Models and Minority Recipes: Model Minorities and Their Cooking in Madeleine Thien’s ‘Simple Recipes’.”  ImagiNATIONS: University of Toronto Undergraduate Canadian Studies Journal, vol. 4, 2016, pp. 10-17.

  §  Community resource (created and edited with Terese Mason Pierre): Hart House Literary and Library Committee's Writers' Co-Op Zine, 2016.

  §  Creative prose (Flash Fiction) and Scholastic Art and Writing Competition Gold Key (regional) and Gold Medal (national) winner: “D Minor Op. 47.” Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, 2014, https://ors.artandwriting.org/media/150765.

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