Yufan (Frank) Che is a current Ph.D. student of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona, specializing in the interplay of national identity, gender roles, and the dichotomy between private and public spheres. He received his M.A. in Comparative Literature from Sichuan University and B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature from Nantong University. Frank’s scholarship critically engages with the Chinese perception of America, focusing on the impact of the United States’ image on the structure of feeling in Chinese society. His work intersects reception studies, ideological critique, and transnational studies.
Frank’s research output includes collaborative papers that explore the nuances of cultural reception. He co-authored “Translation, Re-creation, and Sinicization: Reception of Little Red Riding Hood in Modern China from the Perspective of the Variation Theory” published in Modern Chinese Literature Research in 2023, and “Symbol, Meaning and Our World: An Interview with Zhao Yiheng,” which appeared in the Journal of Yanshan University (Philosophy and Social Science) in 2022. In addition, he participated in the XXIII Congress of the ICLA and is going to present at the 2024 Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast Conference.
In his off time, Frank enjoys weightlifting and video games. He admits himself as an animation junkie and a self-proclaimed otaku.