Bi-ling Chen

Bi-ling Chen is a Professor of English at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), affiliated with the School of Language and Literature. She holds an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut.

Her teaching focuses on World Literature, Asian American Literature, Post-Colonial Literature, and Asian Literature in a Global Context. Her research explores works by authors such as Edith Sommerville, Martin Ross, Gish Jen, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Mohsin Hamid, Ueda Akinari, Eileen Chang, and Lai Hsiang-yin. Current projects emphasize Gish Jen and Mohsin Hamid.

Publications include the edited book Conversations with Gish Jen (2018) and articles analyzing diverse cultural and ethnic literatures. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the text.

Dr. Chen’s academic contributions span literary analysis, cultural studies, and global perspectives in literature, reflecting her expertise in cross-cultural narratives and marginalized voices.