LMU China Studies Group
About:
The China Studies Group (CSG) of Loyola Marymount University is an inclusive community of faculty, staff, and administrators who teach, research, conduct other academic or non-academic work, or are merely interested, in the broad interdisciplinary field of China (or Chinese) Studies.
The mission of the CSG is to provide an open space for robust scholarly exchange about China and China-related global-local issues, to serve the professional growth of faculty, staff, and administrators who are dedicated to working on or with China, and to cultivate a lively community of scholars and students interested in learning about China through generating productive intellectual conversations and building intercultural connections beyond the Bluff.
Since its founding in October 2020, the CSG has organized a series of well-attended academic talks (China Studies Forum), discussion panels (China in Focus), and workshops (Peer Mentoring) and retreats (Writing Retreat) featuring both outside guests and LMU's own faculty, staff, or students. With support from the Office of International Programs and Partnerships, the CSG seeks to carry out its mission in dynamic and innovative ways.
Current & Past Co-Organizers:
The mission of the CSG is to provide an open space for robust scholarly exchange about China and China-related global-local issues, to serve the professional growth of faculty, staff, and administrators who are dedicated to working on or with China, and to cultivate a lively community of scholars and students interested in learning about China through generating productive intellectual conversations and building intercultural connections beyond the Bluff.
Since its founding in October 2020, the CSG has organized a series of well-attended academic talks (China Studies Forum), discussion panels (China in Focus), and workshops (Peer Mentoring) and retreats (Writing Retreat) featuring both outside guests and LMU's own faculty, staff, or students. With support from the Office of International Programs and Partnerships, the CSG seeks to carry out its mission in dynamic and innovative ways.
Current & Past Co-Organizers:
- Lei Qin (2024-present)
- Richard Tang (2023-2024)
- Yu Li (2020-present)
- Julian Zhang (2022-2023)
- Joshua Mason (2021-2024)
- Meng Li (2020-2022)
- Yves Vende (2020-2021)
To join us or inquire, please email china.studies@lmu.edu.
Current Members:
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Name Title and Field Department, Program, or Office College or Office Nathan Kar Ming Chan Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations Department of Political Science Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Dong Chen Professor of International Business Department of Management College of Business Administration Philip Chmielewski Professor and Sir Thomas More Chair of Engineering Ethics Master's in Mechanical Engineering Program Seaver College of Science and Engineering Jordan Christopher Lecturer of Classics and Archaeology Department of Classics and Archaeology Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Christopher Daily Instructor of Theological Studies Department of Theological Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Han Dai-Yu Professor of Studio Arts Department of Art & Art History College of Communication and Fine Arts Roberta Espinoza Associate Provost for International Programs and Partnerships and Professor of Sociology Office of International Programs and Partnerships Provost Office Christopher Finlay Associate Professor of Communication Studies Department of Communication Studies College of Communication and Fine Arts Veronique Flambard-Weisbart Professor of French Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Tyler Harlan Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies Department of Urban and Environmental Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Paul Harris Professor of English Department of English Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Lei Huang Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Computer Science Seaver College of Science and Engineering Alexander Justice Reference & Instruction Librarian William H. Hannon Library William H. Hannon Library Aurorae Khoo Associate Professor of Screenwriting Department of Screenwriting School of Film and Television Sandy Ko Lecturer of Chinese Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Meng Li Associate Professor of Communication Studies Department of Communication Studies College of Communication and Fine Arts Yu Li Assistant Professor of Chinese Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Zining Li Assistant Professor of Accounting Department of Accounting College of Business Administration Junyuan Lin Assistant Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics Seaver College of Science and Engineering Rosanna Lu Postdoctoral Instructor of Theological Studies Department of Theological Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Yanping Ma Associate Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics Seaver College of Science and Engineering Gabriele Magni Assistant Professor of Political Science Department of Political Science Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Joshua Mason Assistant Professor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Maria Melendrez Assistant Director Office of International Programs and Partnerships Provost Office Edward Park Professor and Chair of Asian and Asian American Studies Department of Asian and Asian American Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Heangjin Park Assistant Professor Department of Asian and Asian American Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal ArtsLei Qin Lecturer of History Department of History Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Romy RW Assistant Professor of Communication Studies College of Communication and Fine Arts Csilla Samay Assistant Dean for International Students & Initiatives Office for International Students and Scholars Student Affairs Sue Scheibler Chair and Associate Professor of Film, Television and Media Studies Department of Film, TV, and Media Studies School of Film and Television Lauren Sinclair Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education Academic Affairs Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Xiaojing Sun Senior Instructor of Chinese Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Brad Stone Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean Department of Theological Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Eric Haruki Swanson Assistant Professor of Theological Studies Department of Theological Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Zhen Tang Assistant Professor of Marketing Department of Marketing College of Business Administration Youyou Tao Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics College of Business Administration Joseph Wakelee-Lynch Editor LMU Magazine LMU Marketing and Communications Robin Wang Professor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Shan Wang Assistant Professor of Accounting Department of Accounting College of Business Administration Sijun Wang Professor of Marketing Department of Marketing College of Business Administration Yanjie Wang Associate Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies Department of Asian and Asian American Studies Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Yini Wang Assistant Professor of Accounting Department of Accounting College of Business Administration Rachel Wen-Paloutzian Archives and Special Collections Instruction Librarian Archives and Special Collections William H. Hannon Library Yves Vende (Former Postdoctoral Instructor of Philosophy) Université Catholique de Lille Yangyang Zhang Assistant Professor of Management Department of Management and Leadership College of Business Administration October 2024
Events
The China Studies Group, in partnership with The Beijing Center, is pleased to hold an interdisciplinary symposium on global China Studies in Beijing, June 6-7, 2025. This symposium, as potentially the first of a multi-year series, aims to promote East-West dialogue and collaboration in a time of challenging geopolitical relations. LMU-affiliated scholars are invited to propose individual presentations of recent research on persistent or emerging "conversations" between China and the West.
Here is the China Studies Symposium call and the priority deadline is February 28, 2025. The Symposium Review Committee will begin reviewing proposals on March 1st and will notify those who meet the priority deadline of their acceptance by March 7th. If spaces remain available, the Committee will continue to accept proposal submissions until March 12th and will begin reviewing the second batch of proposals on March 13th and send notifications of acceptance by March 15th. All notices of rejection will be sent out between March 15th and March 20th, 2025.
Proposals should be sent to the email address csg.symposium@lmu.edu. Please see “How to Apply” on Page 4 of the attached CFP for detailed instructions. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Lei (lei.qin@lmu.edu) or Yu (yu.li@lmu.edu).
Resources:
China Academic Journals (CAJ) is the largest and most continuously updated Chinese journal database in the world, containing over 70 million full-text articles and growing. Offered via the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) platform, CAJ covers 99.9% of all academic journals published in mainland China, with comprehensive access to an impressive range of content in all disciplines, with over 10,000 journals categorized among 10 series, 168 subject, and over 3,000 sub-subjects.
As of March 2022, the LMU Library has subscribed to two CAJ Series including 4,400+ journals:
- F (literature/history/philosophy)
- H (education/social sciences)
To use this database, visit this link and click on the title “China Academic Journals." On the search page (in Chinese) that opens up, enter either English or Chinese search terms in the top search bar. Allow some time for the research results to load. Subscribed contents will be available for download as PDF files. Other contents will display the publication information only but will not be available for download.
For a comprehensive a list of research resources for China Studies in the Library's LibGuide click HERE.
For a list of Local Chinese Studies Organizations click HERE.
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Course Number(s) Title Originating Program Instructor(s) ARHS 3351; ASPA 3300 Arts of Asia: Highlights & Treasures Art History Faculty ARHS 4303 Arts of China: From Burial Tombs to Contemporary Art Art History Faculty ART 332 Eastern Immersion Studio Art Han Dai-Yu APAM 1117 Introduction to Asian/Pacific American Studies Asian Pacific American Studies Edward Park APAM 2371 Asian Pacific American Literature Asian Pacific American Studies Neelanjana Banerjee APAM 2417 Contemporary Issues Asian/Pacific American Asian Pacific American Studies Curtiss Rooks ASPA 2100 Asian Civilizations Asian and Pacific Studies Lan Ngo ASPA 3200 Masterpieces of East Asian Literature Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 3400 Politics of Asia Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 3500 Economic and Political Issues in Contemporary Asia Asian and Pacific Studies S. Yoon ASPA 3600; POLS 3940 Introduction to Asian Media Asian and Pacific Studies Thomas Plate ASPA 3860 Introduction to Asian Literature Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 3870 China's Women and One Child Family Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 3890 Contemporary Chinese Cinema Asian and Pacific Studies Yanjie Wang ASPA 3960 Hong Kong Cinema Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 3970 Popular Culture in East Asia Asian and Pacific Studies G. Mac ASPA 3998; POLS 3998 Asia Media Practicum Asian and Pacific Studies Thomas Plate ASPA 3998; POLS 3998 The Future of the UN Asian and Pacific Studies Thomas Plate ASPA 4600 Women in Asia Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 4900 Asian Women Writers Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 4820 Daoism: Theory and Practice Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty ASPA 4870 Asian Mythology Asian and Pacific Studies M. Chau ASPA 4880 Modern Asian Fiction Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty CHIN 2101 Chinese 1 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 2102 Chinese 2 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 2103 Chinese 3 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 2104 Chinese 4 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 3605 Chinese 5 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 3606 Chinese 6 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 3998 Chinese 7 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 3998 Chinese 8 Chinese Xiaojing Sun; Yu Li CHIN 3705; INBA 3898 Business Chinese Chinese Yu Li CHIN 4208; ASPA 3998 Selected Topics: Chinese Food Cultures Chinese Yu Li CHIN 4212; ASPA 3998 Chinese Calligraphy Chinese Yu Li CHIN 4218; ASPA 3998 Global China Chinese Yu Li CHIN 4309; ASPA 3998 Modern China through Film Chinese Faculty CHIN 4402; ASPA 3998 The Chinese Writing System Chinese Yu Li CHIN 4510; ASPA 3998 Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Chinese Faculty CHIN 4807; ASPA 3998 Advanced Reading in Chinese Chinese Xiaojing Sun CLAR 2230 Ancient Historians Classics and Archaeology Faculty CMST 3192 Global Intimacies Communication Studies Meng Li CLAR 2230 Ancient Historians Classics and Archaeology Faculty CMST 3192 Global Intimacies Communication Studies Meng Li CMST 3510 Wires & Empires Communication Studies Christopher Finlay ECON 3690 Chinese Economic and Business System Economics Faculty EDES 5330 Chinese/American/American Chinese Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Elementary and Secondary Education Faculty EDES 6330 Methodology for Chinese Language Instruction in Bilingual Settings Elementary and Secondary Education Faculty ENGL 3998 Cultivating a Planetary Perspective English/Core Curriculum Paul Harris FFYS 1000 FYS: East Asian Cinema First Year Seminar Yanjie Wang FTVS 4437 Asian Cinema Film and Television Studies Faculty HIST 1800; ASPA 1998 Modern Asia History; Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty HIST 3810 The Chinese Economy History Faculty HIST 3820 Environment and Economy in China History Faculty HIST 4820; ASPA 3998 Modern China History; Asian and Pacific Studies Faculty INBA 2880 Exploring Asian Culture International Business Faculty PHIL 3565 Chinese Philosophy Philosophy Faculty PHIL 3998 Existential Kung Fu Philosophy Joshua Mason PHIL 3998 Comparative Philosophies of Self Philosophy Joshua Mason PHIL 4999 Classics of Chinese Philosophy Philosophy Robin Wang PHIL 6565; THST 6085 Classics of Chinese Philosophy Philosophy; Theological Studies Robin Wang PHIL 4680 Topics in Chinese Philosophy Philosophy Faculty POLS 3420 Political Dynamics of East Asia: Greater China, Japan, and the Koreas Political Science Faculty POLS 5420 Rivalry and Cooperation in East Asia Political Science Faculty POLS 5998 Chinese Power at Home & Abroad Political Science Jonathan Pollack THST 3282 Buddhism Theological Studies Karen Enriquez; Eric Swanson April 2022
