Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Van Fleit Hang, Krista Jane
Associate Professor
Dr. Van Fleit Hang's research and teaching interests lie primarily in the study of contemporary China. She has published articles on culture of the Maoist period in the Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese, Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, and two edited volumes published with Routledge. Her current project focuses on the labor of cultural production in Maoist China.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Languages, Literatures, & Cult.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research
- Countries
- China
- Description
- Research on Chinese Literature and Culture
- Institution/Entity
- Beijing University
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Chinese)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Chinese language/culture
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | B.A. | Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages and Literatures |
| 2007 | University of Chicago | Ph.D. | East Asian Languages and Civilizations | |
| 2002 | University of Chicago | M.A. | East Asian Languages and Civilizations |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 - 2007 | Emory University, Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Visiting instructor of Modern Chinese Literature and Language | |
| 2007 | USC, Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Language |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Award | Century Scholarship | The University of Chicago |
| 1999 | Award | Taiwan Ministry of Education Scholarship for Chinese Language Study | |
| 1999 | Award | Jacob Javits Fellowship | |
| 2003 | Award | The University of Chicago Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant for China | |
| 2004 | Award | Peking University Harvard-Yenching Institute Fellowship for Advanced Research in Chinese Studies | |
| 2005 | Award | Whiting Dissertation Fellowship, The University of Chicago | |
| 2015 | Award | Fulbright Scholar | Fulbright Foundation |
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