Virginia Conn

Virginia Conn is a Teaching Assistant Professor of Writing and Humanities at Stevens Institute of Technology’s School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Her work bridges Comparative Literature, Science Fiction Studies, and Translation Theory, with a focus on Sinofuturism, Socialist Science Fiction, and Cold War Literary History.

• PhD (2021), Comparative Literature, Rutgers University
• MA (2019), Comparative Literature, Rutgers University
• BA (2009), Art Studio and English Literature, University of Kentucky
• Other (2008), Language, Media, and Communication, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie

Conn’s research interrogates the cultural politics of translation in science fiction, particularly in Sinophone and Anglophone contexts. She analyzes how gendered subjectivities, nation-building, and technoscientific speculation intersect in Cold War and contemporary texts. Her work on Chinese visual materials and national Sinofuturist imaginaries emphasizes the mundane futurities embedded in art and literature.

Her recent publications (2023-2024) reflect trends in Sinofuturism, translational worldbuilding, and visual narrative aesthetics. These works span book chapters, journal articles, and collaborative essays in Cultural Studies, Science Fiction, and Critical Theory domains.

Conn serves on institutional committees like the First Generation and Limited Income Faculty Mentorship Program and the Teaching Writing in the Age of ChatGPT Committee. She is actively involved with professional societies including the Science Fiction Research Association and Modern Language Association.