Chimi Woo, PhD

Chimi Woo, PhD
Assistant Professor, English

Contact Information

Assistant Professor, English
Office: Hilliard Hall
Phone: (936) 261-3748
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Executive Statement

Dr. Woo’s research focuses on nineteenth-century British literature and culture, empire and the novel, postcolonial studies, genre studies, and religion and literature. Her publications and conference presentations examine the writings of nineteenth-century authors, including Sydney Owenson, George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, and Bram Stoker. Dedicated to pedagogical excellence, she teaches courses across British and World Literatures and was recognized with PVAMU’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2025.

Teaching/Research Area of Interest

  • Nineteenth-century British literature and culture
  • Empire and the novel
  • Postcolonial studies
  • Genre studies
  • Religion and literature

Education

  • Ph.D. The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
  • M.A. The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
  • B. A. Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea)

Credentials, Certificates, Memberships, and Badges

  • North American Victorian Studies Association. 2026
  • Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies. 2026
  • Victorian Popular Fiction Association. 2025-2026
  • International Nineteenth Century Studies Association. 2024
  • The College English Association. 2023
  • American Conference for Irish Studies. 2022-2023
  • Christianity and Literature. 2021-2022

Selection of Courses Taught

  • ENGL 2322 - British Literature I
  • ENGL 2323 - British Literature II
  • ENGL 2331 - Survey of World Literature
  • ENGL 2334 - Studies in Literature
  • ENGL 4343 - Special Topics in Literature

Selected Research / Creative Activities

Publications

  • Religious Encounters and Colonial Friendship in E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India.” Religious Encounters: Tradition, Text, and Travel, Edited by Stephen Gregg and Kiranpreet Kaur, Bloomsbury Publishing. [Manuscript submitted for publication]
  • “Victorian Others and Genre in George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda.” Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies. 20.2 (Summer 2024). https://ncgsjournal.com/issue202/woo.html Conference Presentations:
  • "Religion and Imperialism in the Victorian Novel." Annual Conference of Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies: Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation. Washington, DC. Hybrid. July 21-24, 2026
  • “Religion and Otherness in the Victorian Novel.” The 17th Annual Conference of the Victorian Popular Fiction Association: Heights, Depths, and Extremes. The Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham, UK. Hybrid. July 14-16, 2025
  • “Victorian Others and the Bildungsroman in George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda.” EVENT 2024, a Flightless Conference with NAVSA, BAVS, AVSA, VI, DACH-V. Baylor University. Waco, TX. September 19-21, 2024.
  • “British Empire and Cultural Thefts in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel.” The Nineteenth Century Today: Interdisciplinary, International, Intertemporal. The International Nineteenth Century Studies Association Inaugural Conference. Virtual. July 10-12th, 2024. Durham University
  • “Selfhood and Otherness: National Identity and the Gothic in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” Annual Conference of College English Association. Sheraton Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, TX. March 30-April 1, 2023.
  • “Border-Crossing and the Irish Question in the Irish National Tale.” American Conference for Irish Studies Midwest Conference. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Virtual. October 6-8, 2022.

Service Activities

  • University Faculty Award Committee. Member. 2026
  • The MA in English Program Committee. Chair. 2024 – Present
  • Faculty Search Committee. Member. 2026
  • English Graduate Certificate Program Committee. Chair. 2024
  • Humanities Certificate Steering Committee. Member. 2022-2023
  • Humanities Curriculum Committee. Chair. 2021-2022

Grants & Awards

  • One
  • Two
  • Three