Cong Ellen Zhang
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Assistant Professor (2006)
Early to Mid-period Imperial China
Office Hours: T: 9:00-10:00; TH: 2:00-3:00
Office: 226 Randall Hall
Phone: (434) 924-6410
Fax: (434) 924-7891
Email:
cz5h
virginia.eduEducation
B.A. Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China, 1986
M.A. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997
Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, 2003
Publications
“Sites, Places, and the Empire: Lu You’s Travel on the Yangzi River in 1170” in Medieval Travel and Travelogue. Ed. Jean-François Kosta-Thefaine. Forthcoming.
“Communication, Collaboration, and Community, Inn-wall Writing during the Song (960-1279).” Journal of Sung Yuan Studies, 2005.
Review of Yao Ping, Tangdai funu de shenghuo licheng (Lives of Tang Women) (Shanghai: Shanghai guji chubanshe, 2004) The Chinese Historical Review, Vol.13 (Spring, 2006).
Conference Papers
“The Culture of Building and Naming: Government Office Complexes during the Song (960-1279),” New York Council on Asian Studies annual conference, SUNY-New Paltz, 10/2005.
“The Power of Geographical Knowledge, the Travel Writing of Zhang Shinan (fl. late 12th and early 13th centuries),” New England Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Dartmouth College, 11/2004.
“Between Life and Death, Song (960-1279) Writing on Zhang (Miasma),” New York Council on Asian Studies annual conference, Bard College, Annandale, NY, 10/2004.
“A Famous Place in the Making: Huangzhou after Su Shi’s Time,” Association for Asian Studies annual conference, New York, 3/2003.
“Cherished Graffiti: Writings on Inn Walls during the Song,” Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast annual conference, Bellingham, Washington, 6/2002.
“Delicate Brushwork: Women’s Writings at Inns during the Song,” Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Washington D. C., 4/2002.
Grants and Scholarships
Hsiao (Kung-chuan) Fellowship, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, 2001-2003
Schwartz Scholarship, Department of History, University of Washington, 3/1999-6/1999
Ebba Dahlin Fellowship, Department of History, University of Washington, 3/1999-6/1999
Harvard-Yenching Institute Ph. D. Degree Scholarships, 8/1995-12/1998
Current Research
My current research on Song travel deals with elite culture, local and regional identity, material culture, and political and cultural integration of China.
