Dr. Cherrie Kwok / 郭明欣

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I was born and raised in Hong Kong, and I also have roots in Vancouver Island, Canada. I specialize in Global Anglophone literatures (including the British Romantic and Victorian literatures) from the long nineteenth century to today, with a focus on race, imperialism, and an artistic style and political concept called decadence. In Fall 2024, I will be a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Virginia in the United States, where I will craft my first book project based on my doctoral dissertation, "After Haiti: Race, Empire, and Global Decadent Literary Resistance, 1804-1984," and teach undergraduate courses for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Alongside my postdoctoral obligations, I serve as an Associate Editor for Undisciplining the Victorian Classroom (UVC), and hold a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Decadence Research Centre at Goldsmiths, University of London, where I am the Founder of the newly conceived Global Decadence Lab. I also have interests in critical theory, queer theory, world literature and translation, postcolonialism, and the digital humanities.

I'm always happy to meet those inside and outside of academia. Please feel free to get in touch.

Last updated: April 2024