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Shih, Evelyn Ming Whai

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  • Evelyn Shih's first book project, Cold War Laugh Lines: Comic Communication in Authoritarian Taiwan and South Korea, compares the intermedia phenomenon of comic culture in two US-allied countries in Asia during the Cold War. She writes about various media, from comic strips and mass periodicals to film and literature, as a part of a comic sensorium and an emerging mode of mass communication in the mid-20th century. She is also working on a project on the topolect cinema of Taiwan, the Taiyupian; and another project on colonial travelers of Taiwan and Korea, who capture their experience within and without of Japanese empire on the Chinese continent.

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Teaching

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  • ASIA 4001 - Advanced Language Co-Seminar Arts and Humanities
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
    Acts as a Co-Seminar for advanced Asian Studies students.
  • CHIN 1051 - Masterpieces of Chinese Literature in Translation
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Surveys Chinese thought and culture through close reading and discussion of selected masterworks of Chinese literature in translation. Texts include significant works of poetry, fiction, and drama, as well as philosophical and historical writings from various eras. Taught in English.
  • CHIN 2441 - Film and the Dynamics of Chinese Culture
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    Through studying a group of Chinese films in light of modern Chinese history and literature, students examine a series of cultural dilemmas and issues in 20th century China and develop skills in analyzing literary and filmic texts. Taught in English.
  • CHIN 3200 - Adv Wrtg Topics on Chinese & Japanese Literature and Civilization
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
    Provides an introduction to the academic study of Chinese and Japanese literature and culture with a focus on writing skills in English through a survey of standard academic writing conventions. Review and assessment of selected textual materials, class presentation, critique, and revision. Recommended for majors. Taught in English. Same as JPNS 3200.
  • CHIN 3341 - Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Surveys 20th century Chinese literature and popular culture against the historical background of rebellion, revolution and reform. Emphasizes close and critical reading skills and an understanding of how aesthetic texts reflect and critically engage with historical and cultural experiences. Assignments include novels, essays, short stories, poems, plays, songs, films and scholarly articles. Taught in English. Recommended prerequisite: CHIN 1012 or CHIN 1051. Same as HUMN 3341.
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