20th and 21st Century Literature, Children’s Literature, Queer Studies, Cultural Studies, Affect Studies, Psychoanalysis, Violence
Publications
Conference Papers
2025
Yang, L. (2025, June 1-4). Serpentine Desires: Trans and Lesbian Intimacies in The Legend of the White Snake.. Paper presented at AAS-in-Asia Conference 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
2025
Yang, L. (2025, March 6-9). Transgression and Abjection: A Queer Reading of Bai She Zhuan (Legend of the White Snake).. Paper presented at at NeMLA's 56th Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA.
Others
2025
Yang, L. (2025, June 1-4). Discussant for "Reconstructing Identities and Cultural Resistance: Youth Culture in East Asia's Digital Age.". AAS-in-Asia Conference 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
2025
Yang, L. (2025, June 1-4). Chair and organizer of "Crossing Gendered Boundaries: Yaoguai (妖怪), Monstrosity, and Identity in East Asian Narratives.". AAS-in-Asia Conference 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal.