Dr. Mung Ting Chung

Biography

Mung Ting Chung is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary's School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures. She previously served as an Assistant Professor (Teaching) from 2019 to 2024. Her research interests include Hong Kong literature, Sinophone studies, and cultural Cold War studies. Since joining the University of Calgary in 2019, she has taught 30 courses across 11 distinct topics, including Mandarin language instruction and content-based courses in Chinese Sinophone literature, history, and cultural studies. She has presented her work internationally at conferences and institutions in North America, East Asia, and Europe, including the University of Zurich, Academia Sinica, and the Association for Asian Studies. She is an invited speaker at Fu Jen Catholic University and National Tsing Hua University. Her scholarship has been published in both English and Chinese. She is a co-editor of the forthcoming volume 'Coming of Age in Chinese Literature and Cinema: Sinophone Variations Bildungsroman' scheduled for release by Amsterdam University Press in June 2025. Additionally, she has completed a monograph entitled 'Writing Borders: Hong Kong Literary Production in the Early Cold War Era', under contract with Brill. Mung Ting is committed to community engagement, having served as a translator for the Fête Chinoise magazine and participating in initiatives that foster cultural connections with the Chinese Canadian community.

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