Sylvia Chan

Senior Lecturer, English

Contact

(520) 621-1836
Modern Languages, Rm. 445
Tucson, AZ 85721
sylchan@arizona.edu

Degrees

M.F.A. Creative Writing Poetry

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States

B.A. English (Creative Writing)

University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States

Work Experience

University of Arizona (2012 - Ongoing)

Awards

First Place Teacher for Inaugural Write & Cite Award

UA Main Library and ENGL 102 Development Committees, Spring 2015

Interests

Research

English language structures, jazz, Language poetry, novel

Teaching

Music theory, race theory, otherness

Courses

2024-25 Courses

Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2025)
1st-Year Comp with Discussion

ENGL 101A (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

Thinking + Writing

ENGL 175A (Summer I 2024)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2024)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Spring 2024)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Fall 2023)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

Thinking + Writing

ENGL 175A (Summer I 2023)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2023)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 102 (Spring 2023)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Fall 2022)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

Thinking + Writing

ENGL 175A (Summer I 2022)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2022)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 102 (Spring 2022)
1st-Year Comp with Discussion

ENGL 101A (Fall 2021)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Fall 2021)
Honors Catalyst Seminar

HNRS 196H (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

Thinking + Writing

ENGL 197A (Summer I 2021)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2021)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 102 (Spring 2021)
Honors Thesis

ENGL 498H (Spring 2021)
1st-Year Comp with Discussion

ENGL 101A (Fall 2020)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Fall 2020)
Honors Catalyst Seminar

HNRS 196H (Fall 2020)
Honors Thesis

ENGL 498H (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Summer I 2020)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 102 (Spring 2020)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Summer I 2019)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2019)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 102 (Spring 2019)
First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Summer I 2018)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2018)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

First-Year Composition

ENGL 101 (Summer I 2017)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Spring 2017)
Adv First-Year Compositn

ENGL 109H (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

First-Year Composition

ENGL 102 (Spring 2016)

Scholarly Contributions

Books

Chan, S. (2018). We Remain Traditional. Fort Collins, Colorado: Center for Literary Publishing.

Creative Productions

Chan, S. (2015. Piano Room. The Philadelphia Review of Books.
More info
Published poem "Piano Room" as part of The Philadelphia Review of Books' 2015 series on race poetry.

Other Teaching Materials

Chan, S. (2015. Mini-Syllabus: Race and Witness in America. Entropy Magazine.

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