Current Research Interests:
Contemporary Chinese politics, religion, and ideology
Women’s studies
US-China relations
Previous Research
Conducted various research projects on Chinese philosophy, politics, Marxism, cinema, and communications. Published a dozen articles in English publications and more than 40 academic articles in Chinese publications.
Courses Routinely Taught:
Beginning Chinese
Women in Contemporary Chinese Culture
Society Culture and the State in Contemporary China
Chinese Cinema
Pacific Century
Marx in Beijing (First Year Seminar)
Independent Studies
Publications:
Remaking China''s Public Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2003.
Remaking China’s Public Philosophy and Chinese Women’s Liberation: The Volatile Mixing of Confucianism, Marxism, and Feminism. New York: Mellen Press, 2006.
Professional Affiliations:
Association for Asian Studies
Association of Chinese Political Studies (USA)
Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences (USA)