Wai-yee Li

Wai-yee Li has been Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard since 2000. Li earned her B.A. from the University of Hong Kong and her Ph.D. from Princeton University (1987), where she was associate professor from 1996 to 2000. She also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Li’s research spans topics ranging from early Chinese thought and narrative to late imperial Chinese literature and culture.
Areas of Expertise:
Late imperial Chinese literature
Early Chinese thought and historiography
Gender and sexuality
Premodern fiction and drama

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China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture (edX) EdX
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China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture (edX)

Embark on a unique journey through China's past by focusing on the individual's role within its rich culture with 'China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture'. This course offers an insightful exploration of philosophical texts, literary works, and art to reveal how personal striving for culture and morality has influenced China’s history.

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