Yurou Zhong

Yurou Zhong

First Name: 
Yurou
Last Name: 
Zhong
Title: 
Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Graduate
Office Location : 
Virtual: Friday 3pm-5pm over zoom; Robarts Library, Room 14-087
Biography : 

Yurou Zhong is an Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies. Her first book, Chinese Grammatology: Script Revolution and Literary Modernity, 1916–1958, was published with Columbia University Press in November 2019. A discussion of the book can be found in an episode of the New Books in East Asian Studies podcast.

Education: 
PhD, East Asian Languages & Cultures, Columbia University
MA, East Asian Languages & Cultures, Columbia University
BA, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, Tsinghua University

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Areas of Interest: 
  • Modern Chinese literature and culture
  • Writing systems and literacy
  • Intersections between technology and writing
  • History of linguistic thought
  • Media theory
On Leave: 
Friday, January 1, 2021 to Friday, December 31, 2021
Administrative Service: 
Associate Chair, Graduate

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