LIU Kuilan, Ph.D. in American Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), is an Associate Professor at the School of English and International Studies, BFSU. She has been a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar at UC Berkeley (2009-2010) and at UC Santa Barbara (2016-2017). She has been teaching at SEIS，BFSU since 2002 and is now serving as Director of Research Center for Literatures in English. TITLE/POSITION: Associate Professor
EMAIL: liukuilan@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD, Asian American Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2002 • MA, American Literature, Shandong University, 1999 • BA, English Language and Literature, Hunan Normal University, 1996
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • 2002-2006 Lecturer, English Dept., BFSU • 2006-Present Associate Professor, English Dept., BFSU
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • Fulbright Advanced Program Scholar at UC Santa Barbara, 2016-2017 • Visiting Scholar, Lancaster University, 2012 • Fulbright Advanced Program Scholar at UC Berkeley, 2009-2010
TEACHING • Elements of Literature • Chinese American Literature • Academic Writing • Argumentative Writing
RESEARCH INTERESTS • Asian/Chinese American Literature • Science Fiction
RESEARCH PROJECTS • “Transnational/Transborder/Transcultural: Asian American Literature in the 21st Century,” (the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China, 2019-present) • “Asian American Literature at the Turn of 21st Century,” (Humanities and Social Science Project, Ministry of Education, 2014-2019) • “Interviews with Asian Canadian Writers,” (BFSU, 2015-2018) • “Flipped Classroom of Elements of English Literature,” (Beijing Higher Education English Major Association Project 北京市高等学校英语类专业群, 2015-2016) • “Interviews with Asian American Writers,” (BFSU, 2008-2011)
SCHOLARLY WORKS • 30 Journal articles • Highlights of Chinese American Literature. Ed. Tianjin: Nankai UP, 2015 • Changing Boundaries and Reshaping Itineraries in Asian American Literary Studies. Ed. Tianjin: Nankai UP, 2014 • The Shifting Boundaries: Interviews of Asian American Writers and Critics. Tianjin: Nankai UP, 2012
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