معرفی
Yixin Xu serves as a Lecturer in Chinese Language within the Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University, appointed for the Fall 2025 semester. She has previously taught Chinese language and literature at the University of California, Riverside, and in immersive programs including Princeton-in-Beijing and the Middlebury Summer Language School.
Her academic background includes:
- Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature, University of California, Riverside
Her interdisciplinary research examines Chinese literature, cinema, and digital media from the late imperial era to the contemporary moment, with particular focus on gender, embodiment, affect, and language politics. Through her pedagogical approach, she cultivates intercultural literacy, critical thinking, and language confidence across diverse student populations while integrating cultural context into language instruction.
Xu's scholarly work bridges literary analysis, media studies, and sociolinguistics, demonstrating particular innovation in connecting historical Chinese cultural production with contemporary digital discourse. Her methodology emphasizes embodied learning experiences and affective dimensions of language acquisition.
