Dion’s Academic Journey
I’m on my way to becoming a professional sociologist.
Education and Research Interests
Visiting graduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2025-2026)
Graduate-level visiting international student for an academic year
M.A. student, National Taiwan University, Taipei (2024-)
Master’s student of the Department of Sociology
B.A., National Taiwan University, Taipei (2019-2024)
Bachelor of Sociology, Anthropology (Double Major)
Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies Program
Certificate in Honors Program of Sociology with Bachelor Thesis:《The Bear in the Room: Queer Temporality and Taiwanese Gay Bear Culture》
Research Interests:
Marriage, Family and Kinship Studies, Feminist Theories, Gender and Sexualities, Intimate Relationships, Social Inequality, Social and Cultural Changes, Qualitative Methods
Research Competency Certificate:
Certified Social Researcher with Expertise in both Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis, as recognized by the Taiwanese Sociological Association.
Current Project: My Master’s Thesis
Tentative Title: The Emotional and Gender Politics of Single Men in Taiwan
Advised by Wen Liu and Janet Chen-lan Kuo, my thesis examines the gender politics of single or sexually inexperienced men who are in the "marriageable" age in Taiwan. I'm especially curious about how they express their feelings about their relationship status. Building on prior discussions of the marriage market, the consequences of assortative mating, and singlehood as a new form of family formation, my thesis will investigate how the logic of mating shapes daily experiences through qualitative data from Taiwan. In addition, I also situate my study in contemporary feminist inquiries about men. By analyzing the social impacts of single men's feelings and emotions, which have been understudied until recent studies of INCELs, I will join feminists' collective theoretical and empirical exploration to reveal how gender, as a dominant structure, functions in men's daily lives. Raising a sociologist needs a village. I would be more than happy if you could join me in my professional development as a sociologist. The obstacles I'm facing now are not only the development of a theoretically illuminating and empirically rigorous thesis itself, but also the cultivation of self-discipline. I will force myself to follow my study plan, uploading my weekly reflection reading memos before midnight every Wednesday. Please feel free to check them out and give me some feedback from time to time. You can find the shared Google Drive here.
Faculty Employment
Adjunct Research Assistant (2021-2025)
Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
(2021-2025)Wen Liu (2024-2026) [NSTC Young Scholars’ Research Program Grant] Civil Defense and Psychological Preparedness: Taiwan’s Grassroots Mobilization for War Preparedness. #NSTC 113 - 2628 - H - 001 - 012 - MY2 Two-year research grant from the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan.
Wen Liu (2021-2024) [MOST Grant] The Economics of Belonging: Overseas Returnees’ National Identity Making and Ontological Security. #MOST 110 - 2410 - H - 001 - 097 - MY2 Four-year research grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. (2023-2024)
Min-Sho Ho (2024) on comparative social movement, especially the movement of abolishing the death penalty.
Ke-Hsien Huang and John Chung-En Liu (2023) on energy poverty.
Teaching Assistant (2023-2025)
Introduction of Sociology, Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Semesters: 2023 Spring, 2023 Fall, 2024 Spring. 2024 Fall, 2025 Spring.
Social Research Methods (2): Qualitative Methods [English-Medium Instruction Class], Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Semester: 2025 Spring.
Queer Theory, Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Semester: 2024 Fall.
Program Assistant (2024-2025)
Semester program in Taiwan, Centre Global, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Column Writer (2023-Present)
La-Tai-Mei Gender Talk. Foundation for Women’s Rights Promotion and Development, Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Referred Articles and Academic Presentations
Journal and Forum Articles
Liu, Wen, and Dung-Shiu Yu, 2026, “From Military Anthem to Safeguarding Democracy: ‘Save Your Own Country’ and the Transformation of Sovereignty and Nationalism in Taiwan." Nation and Nationalism. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.70060. (SSCI)
Yu, Dung-Shiu, 2023, “Rescaling Gender Equality Education: A Critical Review of National Taiwan University.” Forum in Women's and Gender Studies, 119, 92-101. [余東栩，2023，〈重置性別平等教育尺度：來自臺大經驗的反省〉，《婦研縱橫》，119：92-101] (in Mandarin)
Bachelor Thesis
Dung-Shiu, Yu, 2023, The Bear in the Room: Queer Temporality and Taiwanese Gay Bear Culture. Taipei: Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University. Bachelor's Thesis. [余東栩，2023，《房間裡的大熊──酷兒時間性與臺灣男同志熊族社群文化初探》。台北：國立臺灣大學社會學系（學士論文）。] (in Mandarin)
Panel Present
2023 June, “The Bear in the Room: Queer Temporality and Taiwanese Gay Bear Culture.” Panel Presentation at 2023 Annual Conference of North American Taiwan Studies Association “Resistance and Resilience: Repositing Taiwan.” Irvine, California, U.S.A. (in English)
2022 Oct., “The Resistance Possibility from a Marginal Space: Taiwanese Gay Bear Men’s Reparative Practices Against the Homonormativity.” Panel presentation at the 2022 Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Feminist Scholars Association. Taipei, Taiwan. [余東栩，2022，〈邊緣空間的游擊可能性：台灣男同志熊族的正典化修復實作〉。發表於2022台灣女性學會年度研討會「性別、空間、（不）移動」] (in Mandarin)
2021 Oct., “A Wonderland away from Patriarchal Gazes: Bisexual Desire Practices in a College Women Handball Team.” Panel presentation with Wei-An Chen at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Feminist Scholars Association. Online. [余東栩、陳薇安等人，2021，〈逃離父權凝視的桃花源：大學女子手球校隊的雙性情慾實作〉。發表於2021台灣女性學會年度研討會「亞洲、性別、非人權」] (in Madarin)
Round Table Forum
2023 Nov., “Impacts of Sociology: Certificates of Social Investigation.” Round table discussion at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Sociological Association. New Taipei City, Taiwan.
2023 Sep., “Harassment and Discrimination on Campus: How Can We Deal with That?” Round table discussion at the 2023 Annual Conference of Taiwanese Feminist Scholars Association. Taipei, Taiwan.
Selected Grants, Awards, and Scholarships
Winner of the Study Abroad Programme for Future Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences, funded by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan
MOST Undergraduate Student Research Scholarship (2022-2023)
“Body, Class and Identity: The Building and Reparation of Taiwanese Gay Bear Men’s Subjectivity.”
#MOST 111-2813-C-001-023-H Six-month research grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
Winner of the Dean’s List Award (2024 Fall, 2021 Fall, 2020 Fall), National Taiwan University
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