Steven Beardsley

Steven Beardsley (he/him/his) is a Visiting Assistant Professor in English Literary Studies at Bucknell University. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Literature with a specialization in Critical Gender Studies from the University of California San Diego, and holds a B.A. from Hamline University.

Research interests:

• Asian American Literatures
• Filipinx Studies
• Queer and Trans People of Color Critique
• Two Spirit Queer Literatures

He is currently completing his book project Queer Intimacies: (Re)imagining Life-worlds in Literatures about Filipino/x American and Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines across the U.S. and the Philippines, which examines how Filipino/x American writers reimagine Indigeneity in the Philippines through queer frameworks. Additionally, he is seeking publication for a queer YA romantasy novel, Sky Dreams, featuring a gay Filipino American protagonist.

Contact: sb078@bucknell.edu