The Institute of Literature and Cultural Studies (ILCS) at Zhejiang University of Science and Technology was established in 2017 and has attracted 18 members mainly from the School of Foreign Languages. The Institute is committed to developing the capacity to understand the world around us from various perspectives. Our staff has research connections across Europe, the United States, Japan, France, and Romania. The Institute comprises staff who engage with the fields of British and American literature, Cross-Cultural Studies, and Migration and Cultural Diversity and are eager to explore cross-disciplinary possibilities in both the methods and dissemination of their research. The Institute sits within the School of Foreign Languages but welcomes members from  other disciplines across ZUST who engage with our research ambitions.