Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies Faculty
Sing-Chen Lydia Chiang 蔣 興 珍
Associate Professor, Asian Studies
Sing-Chen Lydia Chiang 蔣 興 珍
Ph.D.
Contact
Lyons 210
Telephone: 617-552-0128
Email: singchen.chiang@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., National Taiwan University
- M.A., University of Washington
- Ph.D., Stanford University
Courses
EALC2062 Love and Nature in Far Eastern Literatures
EALC2063 Wisdom and Philosophy of East Asia
EALC2064 Far Eastern Literary Masterpieces
EALC2161 Ghosts and Strange Happenings in Chinese Literature
EALC2162 Gods and Heroes in Chinese Literature
EALC3165 Gender and Sexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature
EALC3166 Traditional Chinese Literature
EALC4151 Readings in Chinese Literature and Philosophy
Expertise
- China
- Japan
- Korea
- Language, Literature, & Linguistics
- Race, Gender, & Sexuality
Selected Conferences and Papers
2010
“Xu Xuan 徐鉉 (917–992) and Classical Chinese Records of Anomalies,” presentation at Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, September 28, 2010
2009
“Weretigers in Medieval Chinese Tales: A Case Study of Xiaoshuo as a Textual Category in the Early Song Dynasty,” paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Asian Studies, Chicago, April 2009.
2008
“Mother and Son in ‘Yue Zhong’ by Pu Songling (1640-1715): A NeoFreudian Reading of a Late Imperial Chinese Story,” paper presented at “China and Freud,” An International Conference at Rutgers University, Oct. 3–4, 2008.
“Visions of Happiness: Daoist Utopia and Grotto Paradise in Early and Medieval Chinese Tales,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Asian Studies, Atlanta, April.
2007
“Poetry and Personality in Tang Fiction” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Asian Studies, Boston, March 23