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Shu-mei Shih is the Irving and Jean Stone Professor of Humanities at UCLA, holding joint appointments in Comparative Literature, Asian Languages and Cultures, and Asian American Studies. She is a leading scholar in Sinophone Studies, Taiwan Studies, and comparative modernism, known for founding the field of Sinophone Studies. Her research spans transnationalism, critical race theory, and decolonial methodologies. Dr. Shih has held visiting positions at institutions including the University of Stockholm, National Taiwan University, and the University of Bologna. She was the inaugural Edward W. Said Professor of Comparative Literature (2019–2022) and served as President of the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) from 2021–2022, advocating for inclusive academic practices. Her work has been translated into multiple languages, and she serves on editorial boards globally. Key contributions include co-directing the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Transnational Studies and advancing Taiwan’s theoretical contributions to global humanities.
Education: Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, UCLA (1992). Notable publications include Visuality and Identity: Sinophone Articulations across the Pacific (2007), Against Diaspora (2017), and Comparatizing Taiwan (2014). Her current projects explore Sinophone divergences and relational comparative literature.
- Grants & Leadership: Directed the $3.2M Mellon Fellowship in Transnational Studies, led ACLA’s internationalization initiatives, and secured fellowships from ACLS, Fulbright-Hays, and the American Philosophical Society.
- Awards: Distinguished Alumna Award from National Taiwan Normal University (2018), recipient of multiple research fellowships.
- Contributions: Pioneered Taiwan’s epistemic sovereignty through works like Knowledge Taiwan, advanced Sinophone Studies as a global field, and promotes Indigenous knowledge systems in Taiwanese studies.
