Fei Shi

After completing his Bachelors and Masters degree at Fudan University in Shanghai, Fei came to North America to complete a PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of California at Davis. Fei is an enthusiastic teacher and dramatist. Over the past 9 years, in both Shanghai and California, he has taught over 20 different college level courses and directed many theatre productions. His scholarly papers have been published in numerous academic journals and books on both sides of the Pacific.

His teaching focuses on a highly innovative and interdisciplinary approach to Arts and Humanities. Theory-informed and practice-based, he challenges the students to read, write, think, speak, and act out of the box. He encourages students to become artists in their different fields of studies through daring adventures and creations.

He is eager to learn from the new generations of Quest students and excited about collaborating with them on projects that relate to literature, cultural studies, Asian studies, theater, film, visual culture, performance, animal and critical theory, translation, ethnicity studies, and gender and sexuality studies.

In his spare time, he loves sports with a racquet: ping-pong, badminton, tennis, squash, racquet ball, you name it.