Education
Princeton University, Chinese Literature, Ph.D., 1991
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Comparative Literature, M.A., 1987
Zhongshan University, China, English Literature, M.A., 1981
Zhongshan University, English literature, undergraduate work completed in 1979
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Comparative Literature, M.A., 1987
Zhongshan University, China, English Literature, M.A., 1981
Zhongshan University, English literature, undergraduate work completed in 1979
Academic Positions
2003-present Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, and Medieval Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
2013- Lee Wing-tat Chair Professor of Chinese Literature, Lingnan University of Hong Kong.
2005-2007 Professor of Chinese, Lee Wing-tat Chair Professor of Chinese Literature (appointed in 2006),
Lingnan University of Hong Kong.
1998-2003 Associate Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
1993-1998 Assistant Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
1990-1992 Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, SUNY at Stony Brook.
2013- Lee Wing-tat Chair Professor of Chinese Literature, Lingnan University of Hong Kong.
2005-2007 Professor of Chinese, Lee Wing-tat Chair Professor of Chinese Literature (appointed in 2006),
Lingnan University of Hong Kong.
1998-2003 Associate Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
1993-1998 Assistant Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
1990-1992 Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, SUNY at Stony Brook.