Lily Cho
Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (International); Professor
PhD; University of Alberta, 2002
MA; Queen's University, 1998
BA, Hons.; University of Alberta, 1997
Research
My research focuses on diasporic subjectivity within the fields of cultural studies, postcolonial literature and theory, and Asian North American and Canadian literature. My new book, is also available in a beautiful . is a SSHRC-funded project that focuses on Chinese Canadian head tax certificates known as "C.I. 9's." These certificates mark one of the first uses of identification photography in Canada. Drawing from this archive, my research explores the relationship between citizenship, photography, and anticipation as a mode of agency. This book was awarded an Honourable Mention by the Photography Network in 2022 and won the Association for Asian American Studies’ 2023 book award for Outstanding Achievement in the Multidisciplinary Category.
I have co-edited with Susan Henders (York, Political Science). This book rethinks the contexts and subjects of human rights by taking its lead from writers, artists, filmmakers, and dramatists in Asia and the Asian diaspora. My book, , examines the relationship between Chinese restaurants and Canadian culture. My current SSHRC-funded project, Asian Values: Fictions of Finance and Beautiful Money, explores diasporic movement and theories of value in postcolonial Asia.
