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Qualifications
PhD
Biography
I research ancient Chinese philosophical and historical texts. I think it is equally important to give due attention to their philological complexities and to remain in touch with the big picture reasons they are still worth reading. I am particularly concerned with such questions as, "How and why do we seek to know about the past?" and "How do we negotiate the different types of conflicts that arise as a result of our inquiry?" I was trained as a sinologist but have since branched out into comparative philosophy as well. I have taught at the University of Illinois-Chicago (2007-2012) and at the University of Sydney (2013-2020).
Education/Academic qualification
East Asian Studies, PhD, History of a Historian: Perspectives on the Authorial Roles of Sima Qian, Princeton University
Sept 2002 → Jun 2010
Award Date: 1 Oct 2010
East Asian Languages and Literatures, Master, Women of Action in Zuozhuan and Shiji, University of Oregon
Sept 2000 → Jun 2002
Award Date: 1 Jun 2002
Literature, Bachelor, Harvard University
Sept 1993 → Jun 1997
Award Date: 1 Jun 1997
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Shaping the Historian's Project: Language of Forgetting and Obliteration in the Shiji
Klein, E., Jul 2023, The Craft of Oblivion: Forgetting and Memory in Ancient China. Albany: State University of New York Press, p. 71-96 (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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China Story Yearbook 2021
Jaivin, L., Klein, E. & Strange, S., 2022, 1 ed. Canberra: ANU Press. 323 p. (China Story Yearbook)Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
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Early Chinese Textual Culture and the Zhuangzi Anthology: An Alternative Model for Authorship
Klein, E. S., Sept 2022, Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., p. 13-42 30 p. (Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy; vol. 16).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Plucking Hairs and Shaving Heads: Li Zhi’s Repudiation of Yang Zhu
Klein, E., 2022, The Many Lives of Yang Zhu: A Historical Overview. Defoort, C. & Lee, T. (eds.). Albany: State University of New York Press, 191 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Changing 'Dream' in the Classroom: Literary Chinese Textbooks in the PRC
Klein, E. & Fong, V., 2020, China Story Yearbook 2019: China Dreams. J. G. L. J. B. H. . S. S. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: ANU Press, Vol. 1. p. 43-47Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review