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Hsuan Hsu is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of California, Davis, where he has been a faculty member since 2008. His work bridges literary studies with the environmental humanities, cultural geography, and sensory studies.
His research focuses on the sensory dimensions of literature and culture, especially smell (olfaction) and temperature perception (thermoception), exploring how these senses shape human experiences of risk, atmosphere, and environment. Key areas include Asian diasporic narratives, race and sensory inequality, speculative eco-fiction, and the aesthetics of chemo-sensation. He examines how sensory perception informs worldmaking and speculative thought in narrative and multimodal art.
The recent publications The Smell of Risk and Air Conditioning reflect a sustained investigation into how differentiated atmospheres—shaped by pollution, climate control, and environmental injustice—are perceived and represented through sensory modalities. His work reveals how sensory experiences are deeply entangled with social, racial, and ecological disparities.
Hsuan Hsu has taught courses on sensory geographies, transnational American literature, speculative eco-fiction, and the cultural politics of smell and climate. His interdisciplinary approach integrates literary analysis with environmental theory, critical race studies, and affect theory.
- No scientific awards mentioned in the text.
Hsuan Hsu advises students in areas related to U.S. literature, environmental humanities, and sensory studies, though specific advisees are not listed. He has not mentioned external grants, but his recent book publications suggest active research support and scholarly engagement. His teaching and research contribute to expanding the role of the humanities in understanding environmental and sensory justice.
He is involved in interdisciplinary research projects focusing on sensory narratives and multimodal artistic expressions of atmosphere and speculation, though no formal lab or research center is mentioned.
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