Kuan Liu

she/her

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

425 Folwell Hall

9 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Educational Background

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Educational Background

Activities

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Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference, paper presentation, 2026
“Ming Studies in Five” Symposium, Society for Ming Studies, oral and poster presentation, dissertation overview, 2026
Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention, roundtable discussion, 2026
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference, paper presentation, 2025
Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention, paper presentation, 2025
Third Middle Period China Humanities Conference (220–1600), paper presentation, 2023
26th Harvard East Asia Society Conference, paper presentation, 2023

Awards

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College of Liberal Arts Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Fall 2026
The Shohara and Mather Research Awards, 2025-2026 academic year
Society for Ming Studies Graduate Student Symposium Travel Support (Geiss–Hsu Foundation), 2026
Center for Premodern Studies Dissertation Workshop Fellowship, 2025
AAS Annual Conference Travel Grant, 2025
Research Travel Grant, The Graduate School, University of Minnesota, 2024
National Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Education, PRC, 2022

Courses

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Guest Lecture: "Commentary Between Text and Reader in The Peony Pavilion," for AMES 3344 (001) Chinese Dramas of Desire
Guest Lecture: "Foxes and the Making of the Human in Liaozhai Zhiyi," for AMES 3265W (001) The Fantastic in East Asia: Ghosts, Foxes, and the Alien
AMES 3265W (001) The Fantastic in East Asia: Ghosts, Foxes, and the Alien (TA)
AMES 1201 (001) Arrow, Fist, and Sword: Conceptions of the Hero in Asian Cultures (TA)
AMES 3001 Concepts in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (TA)