Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
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Edition 0 (2017) Winner
Eleanor Rose Ty
エレノア・ローズ・タイ
Eleanor Rose Ty
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-01-01 （Manila, Philippines）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English, Filipino
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Department of English and Film Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster University | — | Department of English | PhD | — | Canada |
| McMaster University | — | Department of English | MA | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | Faculty of Arts | BA (Hons) | — | Canada |
McMaster University
Department of English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Canada
PhD in English
McMaster University
Department of English
Degree:
MA
Country:
Canada
MA in English
University of Toronto
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
BA (Hons)
Country:
Canada
BA Hons
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | Fellow |
| 2018 | Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair | Visiting research chair at University of California, Santa Barbara | — | Fulbright Canada | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Award for Literature, Adult Non-Fiction | Asianfail: Narratives of Disenchantment and the Model Minority | Adult Non-Fiction | Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association | Winner |
| 2015 | University Research Professor | — | — | Wilfrid Laurier University | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Association for Asian American Studies Literature Award (Honorable Mention) | Asian Canadian Writing Beyond Autoethnography (co-edited) | Literature (honorable mention) | Association for Asian American Studies | Honorable Mention |
| 1994 | Raymond Klibansky Book Prize (Short-listed) | Unsex'd Revolutionaries | — | Unknown | Short-listed |
| 2008 | Aid to Scholarly Publications Grant | — | — | Unknown | Grant |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
2019
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
Fellow
Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair
2018
Work:
Visiting research chair at University of California, Santa Barbara
Organization:
Fulbright Canada
Result:
受賞
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Award for Literature, Adult Non-Fiction
2017
Work:
Asianfail: Narratives of Disenchantment and the Model Minority
Category:
Adult Non-Fiction
Organization:
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
Result:
Winner
University Research Professor
2015
Organization:
Wilfrid Laurier University
Result:
受賞
Association for Asian American Studies Literature Award (Honorable Mention)
2010
Work:
Asian Canadian Writing Beyond Autoethnography (co-edited)
Category:
Literature (honorable mention)
Organization:
Association for Asian American Studies
Result:
Honorable Mention
Raymond Klibansky Book Prize (Short-listed)
1994
Work:
Unsex'd Revolutionaries
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
Short-listed
Aid to Scholarly Publications Grant
2008
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
Grant
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Asianfail: Narratives of Disenchantment and the Model Minority
2017 Scholarly monograph (cultural studies / Asian North American literature)A scholarly study examining the myth of the 'model minority' in Asian North American communities and narratives of disenchantment that follow.
model minoritydisenchantmentidentitycultural representation
Unfastened: Globality and Asian North American Narratives
2010 Scholarly monograph (comparative literature / migration studies)Examines how Asian North American narratives are shaped within contexts of globality.
globalitymigrationidentity
The Politics of the Visible in Asian North American Narratives
2004 Scholarly monograph (cultural studies)Analyzes Asian North American narratives through the politics of visibility and representation.
visibilityrepresentationethnicity
Empowering the Feminine: The Narratives of Mary Robinson, Jane West, and Amelia Opie, 1796-1812
1998 Scholarly monograph (18th-century British literature)A study of narratives and representations of femininity by late-18th-century women writers.
women writersfemininity18th-century literature
Unsex'd Revolutionaries: Five Women Novelists of the 1790s
1993 Scholarly monograph (literary history)Analyzes representations of women and their literary roles during the revolutionary 1790s through five novelists.
revolutionary periodrepresentations of womenliterary history
Beyond the Icon: Asian American Graphic Narratives
2022 Edited collection (comics studies)An edited collection on Asian American graphic novels and life narratives; winner of the Comics Studies Society prize for edited book collection.
graphic narrativeslife writingrepresentation
Bibliography
- Asianfail: Narratives of Disenchantment and the Model Minority (2017)
- Unfastened: Globality and Asian North American Narratives (2010)
- The Politics of the Visible in Asian North American Narratives (2004)
- Empowering the Feminine: The Narratives of Mary Robinson, Jane West, and Amelia Opie, 1796-1812 (1998)
- Unsex'd Revolutionaries: Five Women Novelists of the 1790s (1993)
- Beyond the Icon: Asian American Graphic Narratives (ed., 2022)
- Asian Canadian Writing Beyond Autoethnography (co-ed., 2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and criticalcultural studies approachcomparative literature perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- migration and diasporavisibility of identityrepresentations of femininity
Legacy
Eleanor Ty is a scholar notable for contributions to Asian North American literary studies and 18th-century British literature. She has published numerous monographs and edited collections and received awards including the APALA prize, a Comics Studies Society prize, and fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Canada (Fellow)
Trivia
- Filipino-born Filipino-Canadian scholar.
- Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.
- Won the APALA Adult Non-Fiction award for 'Asianfail' (2017).
- 'Beyond the Icon' won the Comics Studies Society prize for edited book collection.
- Has published numerous scholarly books (approximately 12 authored/edited volumes).