Department of English Language and Literature | Center for East Asian Studies

Mee-Ju Ro Areas of Study: Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture Department of English Language and Literature Office: Walker 411 Email Interests:

Asian American literatures; Transpacific literatures; Contemporary Korean literatures; Translation theory; Women’s writing; Race & gender; Trauma theory; Performance studies

Assistant Professor Department of English Language and Literature the University of Chicago

Professor Mee-Ju Ro's research focuses on Asian American literatures, more specifically transpacific women's writings. She also works with Korean texts and their English translations. Both her research and teaching engage with women's writing, race & gender studies, translation theory, performance, and frames that disarticulate national paradigms.