Dr. Erin Suzuki

Biography

Erin Suzuki is an Associate Professor in the Literature Department at the University of California, San Diego. She earned her Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2010. Her research and teaching interests focus on Asian American literatures, Pacific Island literatures, American studies, transpacific studies, speculative fiction, and ecocriticism. She is the author of 'Ocean Passages: Navigating Pacific Islander Asian American Literatures', published by Temple University Press in 2021. This work explores the representations of undersea creatures in transpacific literature and pop culture, critically examining their intersections with climate change and settler colonialism. Suzuki actively contributes to scholarly discourse through various publications, with articles in prominent academic journals and edited volumes. Her work has received recognition, including the 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Literary Studies from the Association for Asian American Studies. She continues to develop new projects that further investigate the complex cultural narratives within Asian American and Pacific Island literatures.

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