Christopher T. Fan

Teaches English, Asian American Studies, and East Asian Studies at U.C. Irvine and is a co-founder of Hyphen magazine

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Apr 11, 2024 • 1h 10min

Did Netflix's Adaptation Ruin The Three-Body Problem?

Guests Cindy Yu and Christopher T. Fan discuss Netflix's adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, focusing on Chinese IP, audience reception, character portrayals, allegorical interpretations, and implications for Chinese soft power. They explore dualistic themes in Chinchin Zhang's work and offer book recommendations. A critical analysis of the adaptation's departure from the original story, cultural representation, and missed opportunities in showcasing positive cultural aspects is highlighted.

Jul 29, 2024 • 1h 50min

Christopher T. Fan, "Asian American Fiction After 1965: Transnational Fantasies of Economic Mobility" (Columbia UP, 2024)

Author Christopher T. Fan discusses how Asian American literature reflects class and race formations, intergenerational conflicts, arts vs. sciences, and the influence of modernization projects. They analyze works by Ted Chiang, Chang-rae Lee, Ken Liu, Ling Ma, Ruth Ozeki, Kathy Wang, and Charles Yu, exploring themes of economic mobility, trans-Imperial US-Asia political economy, seeking justice through fiction, the engineer's role, post-racial aesthetics, struggles against determinism, and Taiwanese American narratives.