Hsuan L. Hsu

I’m a professor of English at the University of California, Davis, where I teach courses in American literature and the environmental humanities. My research focuses on literature and multimodal art that explores our capacities for sensing atmospheres, and my recent publications include two books: The Smell of Risk: Environmental Disparities and Olfactory Aesthetics (2020) and Air Conditioning (2024). Currently, there are sweet potato greens, cucumbers, ‘okinawa spinach,’ and Thai chili peppers growing in my backyard garden. 

Email: lhsu@ucdavis.edu