Li Youcheng

Li Youcheng is an Adjunct Professor at Academia Sinica's Institute of European and American Studies with joint appointments at National Sun Yat-sen University, National Taiwan University, and National Taiwan Normal University. He served as Director of the Institute (2003-2009) and Academia Sinica's Secretariat Director (1999-2002). His academic leadership includes presidencies in comparative literature associations and editorial roles for major journals.

Education includes:

• Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, National Taiwan University (1986)
• M.A. in English, National Taiwan University (1980)
• B.A. in English, National Taiwan Normal University (1975)

Research spans literary theory, cultural studies, and diasporic literature, focusing on African/Asian American writing and contemporary British fiction. His work critically examines power structures, identity formation, and cultural globalization through postcolonial and transnational lenses.

Publications reveal consistent focus on diaspora narratives, racial politics, and cultural hybridity. Recent works analyze glocalization, McCarthyism's cultural impact, and reclamations of marginalized literary traditions. Article keywords frequently intersect with postcolonialism, identity studies, and critical theory.

Major awards include:

• Three NSC Outstanding Research Awards (1990, 1993, 1994)
• NSC Excellence Awards (1996-1998, 2000-2002)
• Fulbright-Hays Research Grant (1988-1989)

He convened the Research Group on Diaspora Studies at National Sun Yat-sen University and conducted visiting research at Duke, Penn, NYU, and University of London institutions. Grants supported work on African American literary criticism and transnational cultural flows.