Christina Yi, University of British Columbia

Research

postcolonial studies repatriation literature transnational studies literary canonization diaspora cultural production global Japanese studies Japanese literature

Latest funding

Passing, posing, persuasion: cultural production and coloniality in modern Japan
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$21,230
Literatures of dislocation: repatriation and the remnants of empire
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$78,061
Japanese-Language Literary Exchanges During and After the Japanese Empire, 1920s–1950s
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$44,861

All 3 grants and awards

Passing, posing, persuasion: cultural production and coloniality in modern Japan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Yi, Christina

Keywords: postcolonial studies; Japanese imperialism; cultural production; passing; propaganda

$21,230

Literatures of dislocation: repatriation and the remnants of empire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Yi, Christina

Keywords: repatriation literature; postcolonial studies; transnational studies; literary canonization; diaspora

$78,061

Japanese-Language Literary Exchanges During and After the Japanese Empire, 1920s–1950s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Yi, Christina

Keywords: (1) Japanese literature; (2) Korean literature; (3) Taiwanese literature; (4) postcolonialism; (5) language ideology; (6) canonization; (7) ethnicity

$44,861

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: postcolonial studies Dear Professor Yi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on postcolonial studies connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]