Jasmine Yueming Li 李悦铭 is a scholar and writer from Changchun, China, currently based in San Diego, California. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Literature at University of California, San Diego. She received her M.A. from Columbia University, and B.A. from Nankai University.
Li's research focuses on contemporary Chinese theatre and performance art, with broader interests in performance theory, contemporary East Asian literature, and media studies. Her dissertation examines how the idea of xianchang 现场 is reconfigured through the engagement of media technologies in postsocialist Chinese performances. Her work has appeared in journals such as Asian Theatre Journal and Humanities.
Alongside her academic work, Li writes plays and fiction exploring contemporary social life, intimacy, and the experiences of Chinese people across cultural contexts. Her creative writing has appeared in journals including Chinese Writers 中国作家 and Shanhua 山花. Her play has also been staged at the Black Box Theatre, New York City.
Li's teaching interests span Chinese language, literature, film, media, and academic writing, with an emphasis on connecting cultural content, language learning, and critical thinking. Outside of research, writing, and teaching, she spends much of her free time surfing along the Southern California coast.
