Intellectuals, Professions, and Knowledge Production in Twentieth-Century China

UC Berkeley presents a conference on the transformation of China's literati into modern professionals and intellectuals in the twentieth-century.

Clayton Brown, History, Rhodes College
Timothy Cheek, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia
Zhihong Chen, History, Guilford College
Robert Culp, History, Bard College
Bryna Goodman, History, University of Oregon
J. Meghan Greene, History, University of Kansas
Tze-ki Hon, History, SUNY Geneseo
Sean Hsiang-lin Lei, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
John Lie, Sociology, UC Berkeley
Xin Liu, Anthropology, UC Berkeley
Ming-chen Lo, Sociology, UC Davis
David Luesink, Ph.D. Candidate, University of British Columbia
Susan Mann, History, UC Davis
Klaus Muehlhahn, History, Indiana University
Bridie Minehan, History, Bentley College
Dan Shao, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Thomas Mullaney, History, Stanford University
Ling Shiao, History, Southern Methodist University
Matthew Sommer, History, Stanford University
Huei-min Sun, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
Glenn Tiffert, Ph.D. Candidate, History, UC Berkeley
Eddy U, Sociology, UC Davis
Timothy Weston, History, University of Colorado at Boulder
Peter Zarrow, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
Li Zhang, Anthropology, UC Davis

This conference examines the transformation of China's literati into modern professionals and intellectuals in the twentieth-century. The papers discuss careers and sources of knowledge in the legal, medical, academic, and technical professions. How these professions emerged and changed in contexts of state-building, revolution, socialism, markets, and globalization is a central focus. The conference also discusses ways that professionals and intellectuals engaged the state and the public, how they used their knowledge and influence, and how their work and livelihoods have been shaped by governments and other forces.