Jiayao Wang
Lecturer
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages
Bio
At Augusta University, I teach Chinese language courses at all levers
I also offer courses in Chinese Literature, Art History, Cinema, and Literati culture of traditional China.
Education
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Ph.D., Comparative Literature
University of South Carolina -, 2020
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MA, Comparative Literature
University of Colorado at Boul, 2012
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BA, English Composition
Beijing Language and Culture U, 2010
Awards & Honors
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University of Chicago East Asian Library Research Grant
University of Chicago, 2024
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Pamplin Professional Impact Fund
Pamplin College Augusta University, 2019
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Graduate Student Research Paper Award
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures University of South Carolina, 2019
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Li-Ching Graduate Fellowship
Ceny Walker Institute University of South Carolina, 2018
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Meri-based Scholarship in Arts and Humanities
College of Foreign Language and Literatures Beijing Language and Culture University, 2018
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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CHNS 1001
Elementary Chinese I
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CHNS 1002
Elementary Chinese II
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CHNS 2001
Intermediate Chinese I
Teaching Interests
Chinese Literature and Culture
Chinese Cinema
Intermediate Chinese
Beginner Chinese
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- The Drinking Game in The Dream of the Red Chamber: Divination, Prophecy, and Imitation, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Game, Play and Media: Verbal Games of Dream of the Red Chamber, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Games, Divination and Imitation: Drinking Games of the Dream of the Red Chamber, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
printing culture
traditional Chinese games
Games and Divination
Chinese Cinema
Pre-modern Chinese literature
Chinese Architecture
