Yipeng Shen is Head of Chinese Language and Culture and Associate Professor of Language and Culture Studies and International Studies at Trinity College. He received his Ph.D. in East Asian literature, film, and cultural studies from the University of Oregon and held research appointments at Yale University, Fudan University (China), and the National University of Singapore. His recent book is Public Discourses of Contemporary China: The Narration of the Nation in Popular Literatures, Film, and Television (Palgrave Macmillan 2015). He is writing a book on globalization and Chinese youth culture.