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Timothy K. August is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University. His academic work bridges refugee studies, postcolonial criticism, and cultural studies, with a focus on Southeast Asian diasporas in the United States.
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Comparative Literature)
- M.A., University of Western Ontario (Theory and Criticism)
His research explores the intersection of refugee identity, diasporic Vietnamese literature, and the politics of food. He examines how aesthetic representations of displacement shape cultural narratives and community formation.
Recent publications analyze Vietnamese street food, refugee beauty in contemporary literature, and culinary performances in media. His upcoming book, The Refugee Aesthetic: Relocating Southeast Asian American Literature, investigates the transformative potential of refugee identity in literary works.
