Conference Papers


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Conference Papers:

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“Setting a New Paradigm: The Yijing of Li Guangdi (1642-1718).” Paper presented at Conference on “Reexamining Song Learning in Late Imperial China,” National Singapore University, Singapore, January 5-8, 2006.


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“Politics and Hexagrams: The Political Dimensions of Wang Bi’s Yijing Commentary.” Paper presented at the conference on Wei-jin period, National Singapore University, Singapore, January 6-7, 2006.


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“Educating the Citizens: Visions of China in Late Qing History Textbooks.” Paper presented at the Fourth International Convention of Asian Scholars, Shanghai, China, August 20-24, 2005.


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“National Essence or National Sovereignty: The debate on the Western Origin of Chinese Culture in early 20th century China.” Paper presented at the Harvard Workshop on Conservative and Revisionist Historiography, Fairbank Center, Harvard University, March 29, 2005.


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“From Alchemy to Moral Metaphysics: Differing Meanings of “Song Learning” in the Diagram of the Great Ultimate.” Paper presented at the XVth Biennial Conference of the European Association of Chinese Studies, Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg, Germany, August 25-29, 2004.


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“From Empire to Nation: A Comparison of Late Qing History Textbooks.” Paper presented at the 118th Annual Meeting of American Historical Association, Washington D.C., January 8-11, 2004.


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"The “Book of Wisdom” Approach: An Assessment of Richard Wilhelm’s Translation of the Yijing." Paper presented at the annual meeting of New York Conference on Asian Studies, SUNY Buffalo, October 17-18, 2003.


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"Liberation from Absolute Monarchy: Re-interpretation of Ancient Chinese History in Guocui xuebao." Paper presented at Northern Great Plains History Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, October 3-4, 2003.


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"Constancy in Change: A Comparison of James Legge's and Richard Wilhelm's Interpretations of the Yijing." Paper presented at the international conference "Fascination and Understanding: The Spirit of the Occident and the Spirit of China in Reciprocity" (organized by Monumenta Serica Institute), Smolenice Castle, Slovakia, February 21-25, 2003.


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"New Humanism versus Pragmatism: Differing Images of the West in 1920s China." Paper presented at the international conference "In Search of Modernity: Reinterpreting the May Fourth Movement" (funded by Oregon State University, University of California, SUNY Geneseo), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, February 14-15, 2003.


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"Text, Tradition, and Time: Cheng Yi's (1033-1107) Interpretation of the Yijing." Paper presented at the international conference on "Chinese Culture in the 21 Century," Hong Kong Baptist University, December 18-20, 2002.


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"From Harvard to Dongnan: Wu Mi's Interpretation of New Humanism." Paper presented at the Fourth Baptist-Tsinghua Joint Conference, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, May 22-25, 2002.


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"Make Revolution by Invoking the Past: A Comparison of the Use of History in Guocui xuebao and Minbao." Paper presented at the international conference on "The 1911 Revolution, Sun Yat-sen and the 21st Century," Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, November 12-14, 2001.


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"Education to Save the Nation: Historical Debates in Early-Twentieth Century China." Paper presented at New York Conference on Asian Studies, Cornell University, October 26-27, 2001.


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"From Empire to Nation: Historical Writings in Early Twentieth-century China." Paper presented at the international symposium on "Historiography in the 20th Century: Retrospect and Perspective," Nanjing, China, May 16-19, 2001.


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Invited participant of the Heidelberg workshop on "Modern Chinese Historiography and Historical Thinking," Heidelberg University, Germany, May 23-27, 2001. Paper title: "National Essence, National Learning, and Culture: A Comparison of Historical Writings in Guocui xuebao, Guoxue jikan, and Xueheng." Commentator of the panel (with 4 papers) on "The Making of Cultural Memory."


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"Babbitt versus Dewey: Differing Images of the West in Critical Review and New Youth." Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Chicago, March 22-25, 2001. (Panel organizer)


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"An Alternative to the May Fourth Historical Vision: Liu Yizheng's History of Chinese Culture," A Symposium on "Re-assessing the legacy of the May-Fourth Movement," University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, October 23, 1999


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Panel organizer and presenter at "Restructuring the Chinese Society: An Assessment of Late Qing Educational Reform" (a panel sponsored by the Midwest Seminar on China), Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, East Lansing, September 24-26, 1999.


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"Zhang Zhidong's Proposal for Reform: A New Reading of Quan xue pian," Annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Washington D.C., March 26-29, 1998.


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"Mapping the Nation by Defining the Chinese Culture: Cultural Nationalism of Liu Yizheng," Annual meeting of the American Historical Association, Seattle, January 8-11, 1998. (Panel organizer)


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"Matching the Foreign Yong with the Chinese Ti: Chen Yinke's Studies of the Tang Dynasty," Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Chicago, March 13-16, 1997.


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"The Easy, the Changing, and the Constant: The Three Meanings of Change in the Yijing," Annual Conference of the Collage Art Association, New York City, February 12-15, 1997.