Dr. Yifen T. Beus
Associate Professor, International Cultural Studies
Education:
Ph.D. Comparative Literature Indiana University
M.A. Theatre & Film Brigham Young University
B.A. English National Chengchi University
Contact Information:
beusy@byuh.edu - (808) 808-293-3618 - Office: MFB 207

Research:
Dr. Beus' work is situated at the crossroad of cinema and literary studies, and
like that of most comparatists, her intellectual identity rests within several
disciplines and national literatures.
Primary Topics:
Comparative Literature, Theatre and Film Studies, Post-colonial Studies,
Cultural History, Inter-arts Studies
Subsidiary Topics:
Romanticism, Irony, Orientalism, Identity, Authenticity, Modernity, Globalization
Primary Area Studies:
Western Europe (especially modern through contemporary Germany, France, England), China
Secondary Area Studies:
East Asia, Africa, Southeast Asia
Teaching:
Dr. Beus' teaching reflects the interdisciplinary nature of her training that cuts across
different cultures, theories, and genres. Courses she teaches include, Introduction to Film,
Post-colonial Literature and Film, Women's Literature and Film, Culture and Communication in
Asia, Advanced Conversation in Chinese. She experiments with innovative methodologies and
uphold a Deleuzianopen-ended teaching philosophy by encouraging and often requiring students
to utilize a number of creative genres and formats in research and writing. Typical student assignments
range from family folk storytelling, ethnographical interview projects, critical journal entries, to video
documentary, creative fiction, and research papers to allow students to explore and examine different
narrativevoices, forms, and levels of authorial control and authority associated with different genres.
To view a sample class syllabus click on a specific class below:

 

Engl 358R WHC 365
WHC 102 (H)
ICS 262
Engl 358R WHC 440
    
    
 
International Cultural Studies