Yun Peng

Yun Peng is an Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and an affiliated faculty member of the Chinese Flagship program. Their research focuses on modern Chinese literature, Chinese cinema, literary criticism, and film theory, with current emphasis on contemporary Chinese independent documentary. They hold a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Minnesota, alongside MA degrees in Philosophy (Fudan University), Women’s Studies (University of Cincinnati), and a BS in Physics (Fudan University).

Research areas include gender and sexuality studies within film and literature, with notable publications analyzing postcommunist film contexts and intersections between Deleuzean theory and Freudian psychoanalysis. Their work bridges literary and visual studies through critical frameworks that explore cultural identity and narrative innovation.