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
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Thinking + Writing
ENGL 175A (Summer I 2025) -
Adv First-Year Compositn
ENGL 109H (Spring 2025) -
1st-Year Comp with Discussion
ENGL 101A (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 infoPublished 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.
