Rosanne Sia

Rosanne Sia is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice within the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia. She is also a faculty associate with the Sound and Humanities Research Cluster.

• Education: Ph.D. in American Studies & Ethnicity from the University of Southern California (with a certificate in Gender & Sexuality Studies), and an M.A. in History from UBC.

Her research focuses on cultural histories of race and performance, gender and sexuality, migration and borders, and oral history and memory. She explores how marginalized communities use performance to navigate social and political landscapes, particularly in Texas-Mexico borderlands, Cold War-era transnational circuits, and transpacific Latin America-Canada connections.

Her publications analyze themes such as transpacific exoticism, queer encounters, and gendered memory practices, contributing to interdisciplinary fields like performance studies, Asian American studies, and sound studies.

Rosanne is currently on leave, returning September 1, 2025, and teaches courses on critical studies in sexuality, transnational justice, and feminist methodologies.