Curriculum Vitae
Fan Pen Li
Chen
Department of East Asian Studies
Humanities 210
(518)
442-2600 (O); (518) 442-4118 (Fax)
E-mail:
fanchen@albany.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
° Ph.D., Chinese literature, Dept. of East Asian
Languages and Cultures,
° M.Phil., Chinese literature, Dept. of East Asian
Languages and Cultures,
° M.A., Chinese literature, Dept. of East Asian
Languages and Cultures,
° B.A., Chinese, Dept. of East Asian Languages and
Literatures, (Distinction; Magna Cum
Laude),
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, East
Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany (
Adjunct Associate Professor,
Department of History, University of Calgary, 1996-2002.
Visiting Research Fellow,
Calgary Institute of the Humanities, University of Calgary, 1995-1996.
Visiting Assistant Professor, East Asian Studies,
Full-time and Part-time
Sessional Instructor, History Department, Faculty of General Studies and
Department of Continuing Education, University of Calgary, 1989-1992; 1996-2002.
Ph.D. dissertation: "Yang Kuei-fei:
Changing Images of a Historical Beauty in Chinese Literature." This thesis
examines the influence of the conventions of different historical and literary
genres upon images of the famous imperial consort in works from the 8th to the
17th centuries. Available through UMI,
BOOKS:
Visions for the Masses: Chinese Shadow Plays.
Published by
Cornell
The Chinese Shadow Theatre: Its History, Relation to Popular Religion
and Portrayal of Women Warriors. Published by McGill and
REFEREED
ARTICLES:
“Translations
from Wang Bocheng’s Tales of the Tianbao Era (Tianbao yishi): Genre and
Eroticism in the Zhugongdiao.” CHINOPERL
Papers (Chinese Oral and Performing Literatures Papers) Vol. 26, 2007, 149-170.
“Ethnicity and Gender in
Prohibitions Related to the Performing Arts in Late Imperial
“Lun shijie gedi de piying qiyuan jiqi
xianghu guanxi” (Origins of the Shadow Theatres of the World and Their
Relationships; in Chinese). Minsu quyi (Journal
of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore), Vol.145, 2004, 123-170. This is a
Chinese translation of “Shadow Theatres of the World” published in Asian Folklore Studies.
“The
“Ideology and Female Rule in
the Topsy-turvy World of Nüxian waishi.”
Journal of Chinese Language Teachers
Association, Vol. 32:2, May 1997, 15-27.
“Reunited with Son and
Daughter in
"Vivifying the
Vernacular: Language Games in Xingshi
Yinyuan Zhuan." Journal of the
Chinese Language Teachers Association, Vol.30:1, Feb. 1995, 17-33.
"Problems of Chinese
Historiography in the Official Records on Yang Kuei-fei." T'ang Studies Journal, 8/9 90-91, 83-96.
"Yang Kuei-fei in Tales from the T'ien-pao Era: a
Chu-kung-tiao Narrative." The
Journal of Sung-Yuan Studies, 22, 1992, 1-22.
"The Many Faces of Yang
Guifei." CHINOPERL Papers,
No.16, 1992-3, 95-132.
ARTICLES IN BOOKS:
“Shadow Puppet Theatre”;
“Shadow Puppet Theatre (Troupes and Traditions)” in Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Ed. Edward L. Davis,
Routledge, 2005, 536-539.
"Karmic versus
Psychological Views: A Man and His Women in the Hsingshih Yinyuan." Gender,
Genre and Religion: Feminist Reflections. Ed. Morny Joy and Eva Dargyay.
Wilfred Laurie Press,
"Images of Women in the
Yuanzaju." in Women in Chinese
Literature: Through Chinese Eyes. Ed. Yuning Li,
"Female Warriors, Magic
and the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Novels." The Annual Review of Women in World Religions Volume II: Heroic Women.
Ed. Arvind Sharma and Katherine K. Young, SUNY Press, 1992, 91-109.
"Suchieh: the Untamed
Shrew of Hsing-shih yin-yuan." To Speak or Be Silent: the Paradox of
Disobedience in the Lives of Women. Ed.
UNREFEREED
ARTICLES:
“Ombres et Mythes.” PUCK:
La Marionette et les Autres Arts, No. 14, 2006, 31-36.
“Shadow Theatres of the
World.” Asian Folklore Studies, Vol.
LXII-1, 2003, 25-64.
"Shilun Yuanzaju
zhongde nüxing xingxiang." Dongfang
Yishu (Oriental Art, a
"The Palace of Eternal Youth and the Re-Creation of Yang Kuei-fei as
a Romantic Heroine." Proceedings of
the 13th International Symposium on Asian Studies, 1993, Asian Research
Service, 69-79.
"Yuanzaju zhongdi
nüxing xingxiang." Funü yanjiu
tongxun (Bulletin of the Women's
Research Program, a
BOOK REVIEWS:
Book Review of Chinese-English Dictionary of Enigmatic Folk
Similies by John Rohsenow. Chinese
Oral and Performing Literatures Papers, No.18, 1995, 131-136.
TRANSLATIONS:
“For Whom are the Poems
Written? - On Female Identity in Poems by Women in
“The Feminine ‘Regional
Imagination’: A Preliminary Study of Contemporary Fiction by Female Authors in
“The Compassionate E.T.”
“God’s Medical
Prescription.”
“The Fable Writer Who Would
Be King.”
“Nine-Generations-Poor.”
“The Wanderer
Shen-fish.”
SERVICE RELATED PUBLICATIONS:
Editing of the cook book, CCC Chinese Delicacies. Co-edited with
Xiaobo Ren, Rong-Jane Chen and Shang Ouyang.
“State of the Shadow
Theatres in
“The Role of Digital
Technology in Recording or ‘Preserving’ Oral Performance.” CHINOPERL Papers Vol. 24,
2001, 127-128.
“Shadow Theatre Research
1998” News From the Joyous Dragon.
Published by the Gold Mountain Institute for Traditional Shadow Theatres.
Autumn , 1999, 6.
“Second Research Trip to
“Li Peiyi tuiguang yishu
buyi yuli - jiang yueju wenhua dairu zhuliu shehui” (Li Peiyi ardently promotes
the arts and brings Cantonese Opera into mainstream society). Jiahuabao (Chinese newspaper)
1997:12:19; and Li Peiyi juyi xueyuan:
Bazhounian huigu tekan. Published by Li Pei Yi Cantonese Opera Academy.
Oct. 2000, 25.
“Shadow Theatre Research in
“Piyingxi de lishi.” (A
History of the Chinese Shadow Theatre). In Chinese. Dengpan (Ascend) 25:40-43, 1996/97. Published by the
WORKS SUBMITTED:
“All Three
Fear Their Wives: Ritual Roots of Bawdy Post-Midnight Plays.” Submitted to Asian Theatre Journal. 24 pages double
spaced.
“Religion and
Prohibitions on Chinese Theatre.” Submitted to
Book Review.
Robin Ruizendaal, Marionette Theatre in Quanzhou (470 pp.,
BOOK MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS:
Chinese Marionette Plays from
Women Warriors in Chinese History and Fiction.
ARTICLES IN PROGRESS:
“The
Brocade Undershirt: a Chinese Marionette Play.” A translation with
introduction.
“Historiography and the Imaging of
“Eroticism and Misery in Jiuchangben (traditional song books).”
“The Voice of Patriarchy: Configuring Women and
Empowerment in Xingshi yinyuanzhuan.”
COURSES TAUGHT
Assistant Professor, East Asian
Studies, SUNY-Albany (State University of New York at
Courses:
Survey
of Classical Chinese Literature in Translation I (antiquity-Tang)
Survey
of Classical Chinese Literature in Translation II (Song-Qing)
Modern
Chinese Literature in Translation (Republican-Contemporary)
First-year
Chinese
Second-year
Chinese
Third-year
Chinese
Women
in East Asian Literature
The
Fictions of Kawabata Yasunari (Japanese Literature)
Chinese
Calligraphy
Introduction
to East Asian Cinema
Independent
Studies
Advisory
Committee for a Ph.D. student in Anthropology
Visiting Assistant Professor,
East Asian Studies,
Courses: Intensive First-year Modern
Chinese
Intensive
Second-year Modern Chinese
Traditional
Chinese Literature in Translation (antiquity-Tang)
Traditional
Chinese Literature in Translation (Song-early Qing)
Full-time and Part-time Sessional
Instructor, History Department and Faculty of General Studies, University of
Calgary, 1989-1992; 1996-1998.
Courses:
East
Asian Civilization (Chinese and Japanese History)
East
Asian Studies
History
of Women in
Chinese
History Through Primary Texts in Translation
Modern
World History (emphasis on
Directed Studies
course for a M.A. student in Mass Communications working on Chinese newspapers.
INVITED LECTURES & CONFERENCE PAPERS
“Globalization of the
Performing Arts: Cathay: Three Tales of
“The Chinese Shadow
Theatre.” Presented at the 20th National Convention of the US China People’s
Friendship Association.
“Women Warriors in the
Shadow Play,
“The Marionette Theatre in
“Teaching Chinese Literature
in the
“Intersections
Between Ritual and Theatre.” Presented at the CHINOPERL Conference at
“Chinese
Shadow Theatre Traditions.” Presented at the
“The Chinese Shadow
Theatre.” Presented at the
“Religious Roots and Prohibitions of Dramatic
Performances during Late Imperial
“The Chinese Shadow Theatre: Past and
Present” for a SUNYA Theatre Department symposium, “Living Tradition in
Non-Western Theatre and Performance.” Recital Hall, PAC, SUNY-Albany. Mach 23,
2003.
“Digital Technology as a
Means to Preserving Oral Traditions.” A roundtable presentation at the
CHINOPERL
Conference in
“Liturgical Roots of Chinese
Drama.” Presented at the General
Meeting of Chinese-Canadian Academic and Professional Society of
“Women Warriors in History
and Fiction.” Presented at the
XXXVIth International Congress of Asian and North African Studies.
“Women Warriors in Chinese
Shadow Plays.” Presented at the
CHINOPERL Conference in
“The Role of Religion in the
Chinese Shadow Theatre.” Presented at the CHINOPERL Conference in
“Sinology in the West.”
Invited lecture at
“The Voice of Patriarchy:
the Imaging of Women in Xingshi
yinyuanzhuan.” Presented by the chair of the panel on my behalf. Canadian
Asian Studies Association Conference at
“Chinese Shadow Theatre and
Their Play Scripts.” Presented at the Chinese Performing Arts and Literatures
Conference in
"Genre and Gender:
Chinese Historiography in the Imaging of
"Forbidden Fruits:
Prohibitions Related to the Performing Arts during the Yuan, Ming and
Qing." Presented at the Chinese Oral and Performing Literature Conference
at the
"Subversion Through
Female Guise: Magical Women Warriors of Nüxian
waishi." Presented at the 1995 Chinese-Canadian Academic and
Professional Annual Meeting,
"Sharing New Approaches
to Women's Studies: Research and Teaching." Invited talk at the Women's
Studies Department, SUNY-Albany. May, 1995.
"Reconfiguring
Approaches to Images of Women in Traditional Chinese Literature." Invited
lecture at
"Genre and gender
Images: Misery and Eroticism in Jiuchangben."
Presented at the Chinese Oral and Performing Literatures Conference.
"New Methodological
Directions and Images of Women in Traditional Chinese Literature."
Presented at the General Meeting of Chinese-Canadian Academic and Professional
Society of
"Images of Women in
Traditional Chinese Literature." Invited lecture at the Chinese Department
of
"Women in Men's Roles:
Ideological Inversions in Unofficial
History of the Female Celestial." Presented at a special panel
entitled "Women in Men's Disguise in Chinese Literature" organized by
the Historical Society for Twentieth Century Chinese at the Association of
Asian Studies Meeting,
"Convention vs.
Intention: Yang Guifei in Ming Chuanqi
Drama." Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association for
Chinese Studies,
Chair of the panel,
"Chinese Language and Education" at the annual Conference of the
Chinese Canadian Academic and Professional Society of Canada, June 26, 1993.
"Repression and
Madness: Sujie, the Untamed Shrew of Xingshi
yinyuan." Presented at a
panel organized by me entitled, "Anger, Rebellion and Perversion:
Shrewishness/Madness of Women in Chinese Literature." Association of Asian
Studies,
"Women and Suicide in
Traditional Chinese Novels." Presented at the Canadian Asian Studies
Association Conference, P.E.I., May, 1992.
"Genre and Eroticism in
the Zhugongdiao." Presented at the Chinese Oral and Performing Arts and
Literatures Conference,
"Women Warriors in
Chinese Novels." Presented at the Asian Group Meeting,
"Karma vs. Psychology:
Ti Hsi-ch'en and His Women in Hsing-shih
yin-yuan." Presented at
the "Women and Religion: A Feminist Inquiry" seminar,
"A Comparison of
Different Systems of Chinese Transliteration." Presented at the
"C.T. Hsia's
Contributions to the Study of Women in Chinese Literature." Presented at
"Women in Yuan
Drama." Presented at the
"The Portrayal of Women
in the Yüan tsa-chü." Presented
at the Chinese Oral and Performing Arts and Literatures Conference,
"Realism in an 18th
Century Chinese Novel." The Eighteenth Century Studies Group,
"Yang Kuei-fei in
Chinese Drama." Chinese Oral and Performing Arts and Literatures Conference,
"Problems of Chinese
Historiography in the Official Records of an Imperial Consort." History
Department Seminar,
"Genre and Images of
Yang Kuei-fei."
HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND
AWARDS
“Asian Cultural Council in
New York Travel Grant” for research on Chinese puppetry on behalf of the Center
for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. May-July, 2008.
“Individual Development
Awards Program Grant” for research at
“College Conference Travel
Funds Award” for CHINOPERL/AAS Meetings in
“Individual Development
Awards Program Grant” for conferences and research in
“Drescher Award” research leave award, Spring
semester, 2006.
“FRAP-B Award,” 2004-2005.
SUNY-A for conducting research on the Chinese Marionette Theatre.
“College Travel Fund Awards,
2003-2004.” SUNY-A for attending CHINOPERL Conference and AAS Meeting and
presenting a paper at the former in
“Development Grant” - The
“Travel Grant” - The
“Special Project Grant” and
university and community sponsors for “Indonesian Music and Shadow Play,” April
15, 2000.
“Harvard Yenching Library Travel Grant,” May 1998.
“Special Project Grant” and
university and community sponsors for “Chinese Opera Appreciation Night,”
Nov.9, 1997.
"SSHRC Grant”1996-1999;
for research on the Chinese shadow theatre and its scripts.
"UCMRAC Grant" -
The University of Calgary, 1997 for a pilot multi-media project on the Chinese
shadow theatre.
"Travel Grant" -
The
"Special Project
Grant" and community and university sponsors -
"FRAP Grant"-
State University of New York at
"Operating
Grant"-Central Research Fund,
"Travel
Grant"-Central Research Fund,
"Chiang Ching-kuo
Foundation Travel Grant" to present a paper at an AAS Meeting, March 1993.
"University Research
Grants,"
Travel grants were awarded for presenting
papers at international conferences by the Dean of the Faculties of Social
Sciences; the Dean of General Studies; department chair of the History
department; and the Asian Studies Group at the
Goodrich Fellowship,
President's Fellowship,
Columbia University, 1976-1977; 1977-1978; 1978-1979.
Magna Cum Laude,
William's Prize,
Distinction, Department of
East Asian Languages and literature,
Sumitomo Travel Fellowship:
Summer, 1976.
Sumitomo Study Fellowship:
Summer, 1974.
NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Private tutor of Chinese:
1973-1975; 1977-1979.
Chinese cooking instructor
for continuing education and adult education programs: 1981-1984.
Translator: academic papers
and excerpts, letters, biographies, bibliographies, essays and short stories
1972-.
Interpreter: for the
Government of Alberta during President Jiang Zemin’s visit, 1997; and other
Professor and resource
person for a
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE:
Advisement for Chinese
Majors, East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany, 1993-5; 2002-.
Chinese Visiting Prof and
Post-doc Search Committees, East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany, 2003-2005.
Korean Post-doc Position
Search Committee, East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany, 2002-3.
Japanese Position Search
Committee, East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany, 1993-4.
Organizer of departmental
speech competitions, 1993 (East Asian Languages and Literatures,
Organizer of Chinese banquets
for students and faculty members,
Student recommendation
letters; study abroad evaluation and recommendation forms; translation of
overseas transcripts; overseas equivalent forms etc., 1990-.
Department representative
for academic fairs and open houses, transfer student receptions, presidential
scholar luncheons etc., 2002-
Organizer of the
presentations, “Southern Song Music and Culture” (2005); “Storytelling of East
Asian Tales (2005)”; “Chinese Calligraphy and Qigong” (2006).
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Member of the Senate,
SUNY-Albany, 2006-8.
Member of the Council on
Libraries, Information Systems and Computing, 2007-8.
Committee Member of the
College Council of Arts and Sciences, SUNY-Albany, 1993-4; 2002-4.
Member of the Academic Programs Committee,
SUNY-Albany, 1993-4; 2003-4.
Member of the Academic Planning Committee,
SUNY-Albany, 2002-3.
Member of the dissertation
advisory committee of a Ph.D. student, Anthropology, SUNY-Albany, 1994-2004.
Committee Member for a Ph.D.
Candidacy Examination in Comparative Political Science, 1990,
Organizer of cultural events
(performances of Chinese shadow plays, Indonesian shadow plays, Cantonese
opera, Storytelling of East Asian Tales).
Translation and
Transcription of a CD in Chinese for the Office of Diversity and Affirmative
Action at SUNY-Albany, 7/2003.
Presentations at the Theatre
Education Association events, 2003-4.
Campus Spring Cleanup, 2006.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Volunteer instructor and
chef of Chinese cuisine for fund-raising events for the
Volunteer Chinese cooking
instructor for activities organized by the Families with Children from
Speaker to museums, women's
groups and public schools and local communities on Chinese culture and the
Chinese shadow theatre; and to volunteer Chinese language teachers on Chinese
language and pedagogy, 1982-.
Volunteer instructor of
Chinese language and culture at a Calgary Chinese Community School, 1989-1993;
1995-1998.
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION:
Secretary-Treasurer, Chinese
Oral and Performing Literatures Inc., 2003- (membership; subscriptions to the
refereed journal, Chinoperl Papers;
conference organizing).
Board Member,
Chinese Oral and Performing Literatures Inc., 1996-.
Member of the
Curatorial Team for a new permanent exhibition at the Center for Puppetry Arts
in
Manuscript evaluation for SUNY-Press.
Referee for SUNY
Press and for the journals, Past
Imperfect, and Journal of Sung-Yuan
Studies.
Support letters for: Chinese
Theatre Works’ application for the Digital Shadow Archive project from NY
Council on the Humanities grant; Center for Puppetry Arts’ application for a
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities; FGP Productions’
application for a grant from UNESCO for a film program on shadow theatres.
Memberships in:
Chinese Oral and Performing
Literatures Inc., 1989-.
Society for T'ang Studies,
1994-.
Sung-Yuan Studies Society,
1994-1998.
Association for Asian
Theatres, 1993-.
Canadian Asian Studies
Association, 1991-1998.
Association for Asian
Studies, 1988-.
Chinese Language Teachers'
Association, 1988-1995.
Gold Mountain Institute for
Traditional Shadow Theatres, 1995-2003.
Eighteenth Century Studies
Group, Univ. of Calgary, 1989-1992.
Asian Studies Group, Univ.
of Calgary, 1990-1993.