Yifan Zheng is a Ph.D. candidate in East Asian Languages and Cultures at UC Berkeley. Yifan is a social and cultural historian of ancient China, conducting interdisciplinary research that cuts across boundaries between history, literature, and philosophy. His dissertation uses the excavated manuscripts to examine the formation of identities and theorizes social status in early imperial China. He is currently a dissertation fellow at the Townsend Center for Humanities.
Agassiz Professor of Chinese emeritus Pang-hsin Ting 丁邦新 passed away on January 30, 2023. Professor Ting, an internationally renowned linguist, was professor of Chinese linguistics at UC Berkeley from 1989 until 1994. He then moved to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he served as Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.Professor Ting's research made lasting contributions to historical tonal reconstruction as well as the classification of Chinese dialects. His works on Sino-Tibetan linguistics and Austronesian languages remain major references for scholars...
The Center for Chinese Studies is currently accepting new applications for the working group program in the AY2022-23 in support of research in the humanities and the social sciences. This program will provide opportunities for smaller groups of Berkeley faculty and advanced graduate students to share their research in progress, garner thoughtful and detailed feedback on papers or grants, brainstorm new projects, and discuss the latest published research...
The Center for Chinese Studies Working Group program is in support of research in the humanities and the social sciences, and provide opportunities for smaller groups of Berkeley faculty and advanced graduate students to share their research in progress, garner thoughtful and detailed feedback on papers or grants, brainstorm new projects, and discuss the latest published research related to their working group.
The Working Group awards range from $250-$750 for the academic year. New Working Groups have one full year to use the award funds. The funds can be used...
Yingying Rao (饶迎迎) is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley intending to major in History. Her academic interests include Chinese history, philosophy, literature and intellectual history overall.