Yi, Ruofen

I Lo-fen (Chinese: 衣若芬; pinyin: Yi Ruofen; born 26 October 1964, in Taipei) is a scholar and writer, originally from Taipei, Taiwan, and currently residing in Singapore. She holds a Ph.D. in Chinese Literature from National Taiwan University. Dr. I has previously served as a part-time lecturer at Tamkang University and National Taiwan University, an Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Fu Jen Catholic University, and an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica. Since 2006, she has been an Associate Professor in the Chinese Programme at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. I is a regular columnist for Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao. She is the founder and current president of the Text and Image Studies Society, a registered association in Singapore. She also serves as a board member of the China Su Shi Studies Association, an academic advisory committee member at the San Su Culture Research Institute of Sichuan Normal University, and an international board member of the Academic Association of Global Cultural Contents in Korea. She has published 13 academic monographs and edited or co-edited 12 scholarly volumes. Her journal and book articles number over 160. In addition to her academic work, she has published 18 volumes of fiction and essays. Dr. I is recognized as the first woman in history, both ancient and modern, to retrace the journey of Su Dongpo (Su Shi).