Nicole Roldan

Liu Xuan

Liu Xuan

Field: Chinese History
Advisor: Li Feng
Email: lx2267@columbia.edu

Liu Xuan is a doctoral student in early Chinese history. His current research project investigates the complicated process of social mobility as well as the social transformation in early Chinese society, with a particular focus on the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods. Before joining the PhD program of EALAC, Liu Xuan received both his B.A. (2017) and M.A. (2020) in history from Beijing Normal University.

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Angelo Wong

Angelo Wong

Field: Japanese Literature
Adviser: Tomi Suzuki
Angelo focuses on the intermixing of western and Chinese influences with Japanese literary tradition in the fiction of the Meiji period. His starting point is the works of Izumi Kyōka and Higuchi Ichiyō for the way they depict modern society while displaying heavy influences from classical Japanese literature. Before joining Columbia, he received a BA in English literature and in Japanese at the University of Hong Kong.

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Jiaqi Wang

Jiaqi Wang

Field: Premodern Chinese Literature
Advisor: Wei Shang
Email: jw3983@columbia.edu

Jiaqi Wang is a PhD student of premodern Chinese literature. She is primarily interested in late imperial Chinese fiction, intellectual history, and cultural history. Her current project focuses on the popular publications, literary writings, and theatrical performances during the Ming-Qing transition to examine the dynamic relationships among media and investigate the political and historical significance of literary writings during the dynastic transition. Before joining the EALAC PhD program, Jiaqi received her B.A. in Chinese literature (2017) and M.A. in classical Chinese literature (2020) from Peking University, and M.A. in East Asian studies from Columbia University (2022). An abridged version of her M.A. thesis (2020) has been published in Chinese as “Shilun Honglou Meng de wenzhang jiegou (On the Compositional Transitions and Narrative Structure of The Story of the Stone)” in Honglou Meng xuekan (Studies on “A Dream of Red Mansions”), 2022(04).

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