Mei Li Inouye

Mei Li Inouye is an Assistant Professor of Chinese at Centre College, joining the faculty in 2020. Her research explores transnational exchange, gender politics, performance, memory, and transmedia studies within modern Chinese literature, theater, and visual culture. She has received prestigious grants such as the Stanford Humanities Center Geballe Dissertation Prize Fellowship and the CLIR-Mellon Fellowship.

• PhD in Chinese Literature, Stanford University
• MFA in Creative Writing, Hollins University

Her scholarship focuses on redefining the interplay of gender, performance, and power in modern China, particularly through her book project on Jiang Qing. This work analyzes Jiang Qing as a cultural formation, artistic figure, and intermedial method.

Mei Li Inouye's recent publications highlight trends in gender representation in left-wing cinema and Sino-Soviet dramatic theory exchanges. These works emphasize cross-disciplinary methodologies and cultural-political intersections.

• Stanford Humanities Center Geballe Dissertation Prize Fellowship (2019 - 2020)
• CLIR-Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources (2018 - 2019)

At Centre College, she teaches courses in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Chinese, as well as specialized seminars on gender, performance, and power in modern China. Her research has been supported by significant grants and fellowships, reflecting her contributions to Chinese studies and transnational cultural analysis.