Writing
NEW BOOK:
Sun, C. (2010). Fantasies Matter: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships (working book title). Peter Lang Publishing Group.

JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS:
Sun, C. (2008). Model minority or honorable eunuch? Asian American male stereotypes and sating patterns in Media/Cultural Studies: Critical Approaches, edited by Douglas Kellner and Rhonda Hammer. Peter Lang Publishing Group.

Sun, C., Bridges, A., Scharrer, E., Wosnitzer, R., & Liberman, R. (2008). A comparison of male and female directors in pornography: What happens when women are at the helm? Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32 (3): 312-325.

Wosnitzer, R., Scharrer, E., Bridges, A., Sun, C., & Liberman, R. (2008). Aggression and Sexual Behavior in best-selling pornography: A content analysis update (Forthcoming).

Sun, C. F. (2008). Always on top of the food chain: "Circle of life," The Lion King , and hegemony in Film, Politics & Education: The Value of the Cinematic in Teaching and Learning, edited by Kelvin Healey, New York: Peter Lang.

Sun, C. F. (2008). Fantasies matter in Pornography: Driving the Demand for International Sex Trafficking. Chicago: International Human Rights Law Institute of DePaul University College of Law.

Sun, C. F. & Scharrer, E. (2004). Staying true to Disney: College students’ resistance to criticism of The Little Mermaid. Communication Review, 7 (1), 35-55.

Sun, C. F. (2002). Ling Woo in historical context: The new face of Asian American stereotypes on television in Gender, Race and Class in Media, edited by G. Dines& J. Humez (2nd Ed.). Thousand Island: Sage.

Sun, C. F. & Cooks, L. (2002). DMX, Cosby and two sides of the American dream in Say it Loud! African American Audiences, Media & Identity, edited by R. Coleman. New York: Routledge.

Sun, C. F. & Cooks, L. (2002). Constructing gender pedagogies: Desire and resistance in the "alternative" classroom. Communication Education, 51 (3), 293-310.

DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Sun, C. Producer, Director and Writer. The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships, 2008. U.S. Educational Distributor: Media Education Foundation; International TV and DVD: Mundo Vision, Montreal, Canada.

Sun, C. Producer and Writer. Beyond Good and Evil: Children, Media, and Violent Times, 2003, Educational Distributor: Media Education Foundation.

Sun, C. Producer and Writer. Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power, 2001, Educational Distributor: Media Education Foundation.

PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES (A SELECTION)
"The Left Analyzes Everyday Life," Left Forum, March 17, 2008.

"A Comparison of Male and Female Directors in Pornography: What Happens When Women Are at the Helm?" International Communication Association, May 25, 2008.

"Eros & Pornography: Making Its Way to the Mainstream: The Political Economy, Content, and Effects of Pornography," Popular Culture Association, April 15, 2006.

“Fantasies Matter: Documenting the World of Contemporary Pornography,” Union for Democratic Communication Conference, May 18, 2006.

“Media Literacy and Students' Resistance,” National Communication Association, Nov. 17, 2005.

“Pornography, Prostitution and Sex Trafficking,” National Organization of Women, Nashville, July 1, 2005.

“Model Minority But Not Good Dates? Asian American Males in the Media and Real Life,” Media Ecology, Fordham University, June 22, 2005.

“Lions Will Always be the Kings: Hegemony in Disney’s The Lion King,” Cultural Studies Conference, Teacher's College, Columbia University, April 23, 2005.

“Ling in Ally McBeal - a New Face of the Asian American Stereotypes,” Asian American Studies Association, May 25, 2003.

“Raising Children in Violent Times,” NCEA, July, 2002.

“Staying True to Disney: College Students’ Resistance to Criticism of the Little Mermaid,” National Communication Association, November 2001.

“DMX, Cosby and Two Sides of the American Dream,” National Communication Association, November, 2001.

“Focusing the Lens on Diversity in Media Literacy,” National Media Education Conference, June, 2001.

“Mickey Mouse Monopoly,” Rethinking Disney Conference, Florida Atlantic University, November, 2000.

“Asian American Medial Literacy,” Asian American Studies Conference, Arizona, May, 2000.

“Vietnamese Teens Watching Good-Morning Vietnam,” University Film and Video Association, Summer, 1999.

GRANTS
PI: New York University Research Challenge Fund, 2005, The Documentary "Fantasies Matter: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships" (the title was later changed to "The Price of Pleasure), $10,000.

INVITED ADDRESSES (A SELECTION)
On Disney and Children's Media
- Nebraska Wesleyan University, October 27, 2006
- University of Oklahoma, October 14, 2005
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, February 7, 2004

On Pornography
- Worcester State College, MA, April 12, 2007
- Dartmouth College, NH, October 26. 2005
- St. Louis Community College, MO, October 12, 2005

COMMITTEES/ADVISING
2005-present Honor's Thesis Committee, McGhee Liberal Arts, NYU.

2003-2004 Core Curriculum Design Committee, McGhee Liberal Arts, NYU.

2007-present Faculty Advisor for Media Studies Club, McGhee Liberal Arts, NYU.

CPROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1994-1998 Associate Director, Voices, a Boston-based multicultural literature program.

1998-2000 Book Reviewer, Horn Book Guide.

1990-1994 Feature Editor, Sampan, Chinese/English Newspaper, Boston.

1992-2000 Correspondent and book reviewer, Min Sheng Daily, Taipei, Taiwan, and The World Journal, New York.

1981-1988 Journalist, Min Sheng Daily, Taipei, Taiwan.

FILM FESTIVAL
The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships, The Montreal International Film Festival, Official Selection, August 21-September 1, 2008

AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS (A SELECTION)
2003 The Best Children's Book of the Year. China Times, Taiwan.

1997 The Best Children’s Book Authors from Taiwan, Bologna Children’s Book Affair, Italy.

1996 The Best Children’s Book of the Year. United News, Taiwan.

1995 The Best Children’s Book of the Year. United News, Taiwan.

1989 Gold Medal, Children’s Literature Association Annual Contest, Taiwan.

1989 Golden Cauldron Honor Book, National Educational Department, Taiwan.

1988 Silver Medal, Shin-Yi Picture Book Contest, Taiwan.

1987 The Best Journalist of the Year. Min Sheng Daily News, Taiwan.

1986 Gold Medal, China Times Literature Contest, Taiwan.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
National Communication Association

Asian American Studies Association

New York Women in Film & Television

CHILDREN'S BOOKS and PROJECTS IN ENGLISH (A SELECTION)
In the Big Blue Sea, Illustrated by Albert Wang, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.

The Animal Rescuer, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.

Don Gato, writer, a 30-minute ballet performed by Boston Ballet’s “City Dance” program, Summer 1995, part of series La Plaza, a weekly program at WGBH, filmed, produced and broadcast the process of creating the ballet in February 1996. The video, The Making of Don Gato, won the Golden Eagle Award in 1996 (also an Emmy Award finalist).

Cat and Cat-face, Illustrated by Leslie Liu, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996.

Mama Bear, Illustrated by Lolly Robinson, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.

Square Beak, Illustrated by Chihsien Chen, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.

Panda’s Surprise, D.C. Heath Company, textbook department, 1993.

Two Together, Houghton Mifflin Company, textbook department, 1991.

“The Strange Thing,” Cricket Magazine, June 1990.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS, PROJECTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS IN CHINESE (A SELECTION)
Little Red, Min Sheng Publishing Co., Taiwan, 2008.

The Lion's Hair, Grimm Press, Taiwan, 2003.

The Fox and the Duckling. Grimm Press, Taiwan, 2001.

Magic Eggs. Min Sheng Publishing Co., Taiwan, 2000.

Sweet Rain. Min Sheng Publishing Co., Taiwan, 1999.

Cooking a Creative Piece – How to Teach Children Creative Writing. The East Publishing Co., Taiwan, 2nd edition, 1999.

Little Red. Linking Publishing Co., 1989.

Leaves-birds. Shin-Yi Preschool Foundation, 1988.

The Diary of an E.T. Kuo Yu Publishing Co., 1988.

Ya-Ya and the Mouse. Shin-Yi Preschool Foundation, a package includes storybook,cassette, work-book and puppets for Chinese language acquisition, 1987.

Bao-Bao in America. Taiwan: Linking Publishing Co., 1986.

The Singing Jar. Taiwan: Shin-Yi Preschool Foundation, 1986.

 
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