Center for Chinese Studies

CFP: New Directions in Taiwan History: People, Place, and Publics, May 26 and 27, 2027

October 4, 2026

This two-day workshop will bring together scholars working across the temporal range of Taiwan history to share and discuss works in progress and findings from their research projects. We are interested in archivally based projects that enrich an understanding of major ideas, individuals, institutions, and initiatives that structure or transform collective experiences and aspirations in the making of people, place, and publics. We especially welcome contributions on topics such as the sea; indigenous peoples and indigenization; urban history and the built environment; labor and/or...

New Directions in Taiwan History: People, Place, and Publics

This two-day workshop will bring together scholars working across the temporal range of Taiwan history to share and discuss works in progress and findings from their research projects. We are interested in archivally based projects that enrich an understanding of major ideas, individuals, institutions, and initiatives that structure or transform collective experiences and aspirations in the making of people, place, and publics. We especially welcome contributions on topics such as the sea; indigenous peoples and indigenization; urban history and the built environment; labor and/or capital in...

Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies Social Sciences Graduate Research Conference

The inaugural Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies Social Sciences Graduate Research Conference brings together current graduate students from across California to present innovative research on any aspect of China-centered or China-related academic research in the social sciences disciplines. The conference provides a window into current research in China studies, and serves as a platform for fostering interaction among up-and-coming Californian scholars, facilitating their exchange of ideas and interests. Senior scholars will be invited to serve as panel chairs and discussants. The...

Jiahe Mei

CCS Graduate Student Liaison
East Asian Languages and Cultures

Jiahe Mei (梅嘉禾) is a Ph.D. candidate in East Asian Languages and Cultures at UC Berkeley. As a cultural historian of modern China, Jiahe explores how perceptual disabilities challenge normative historiography of media technology and revolutionary literature. Her other interests include medical history, Science and Technology Studies, China-Russia cultural exchanges, and critical theory.