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The University of Chicago Secondary Menu Calendar search menu Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations The University of Chicago Search Search Main navigation About About EALC Administrative Contacts Faculty Bookshelf Graduate Student & Alumni Bookshelf Language Programs Chinese Language Program Japanese Language Program Korean Language Program People Faculty Core Faculty Instructional Professors and Lecturers Visiting and Other Academic Appointments Emeritus Faculty Associated Faculty Graduate Students Current Students Alumni Departmental Staff Graduate Admissions EALC Mentoring Plan Joint Programs Program Overview Requirements Undergraduate Awards Bachelor’s Thesis FAQ Honors Program Overview Requirements Courses News & Events Calendar News and Announcements Resources Workshops and Study Related Resources Secondary Menu Calendar 2022 Ph.D. Yiren Zheng, celebrates her graduation with Prof. Judith Zeitlin. Yiren will be a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dartmouth College. Ph.D. student Yiwen Wu is serving as dramaturg for TimeLine Theatre’s 2022 production of The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh. Read Yiwen’s discussion of the play in this article in the Chicago Reader. Ph.D. student Yiwen Wu is serving as dramaturg for TimeLine Theatre’s 2022 production of The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh. Read Yiwen’s discussion of the play in this article in the Chicago Reader. Anthony Stott has been awarded a Fulbright IIE dissertation research fellowship. Anthony plans on using this toward his forthcoming research in Tokyo whilst affiliated with Waseda University. His research will shed light on unexplored terrain of contemporary Japanese intellectual history and theory by considering formations of artists and intellectuals around two preeminent Japanese-language journals: Critical Space and Hermes. Previous Next The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC) at The University of Chicago is at the forefront of innovative humanistic approaches to the study of China, Japan, and Korea, past and present. Faculty specializations range from ancient paleography to contemporary cinema but interdisciplinary and interregional paths of inquiry are strongly encouraged. We offer an undergraduate major and a graduate Ph.D. program. Our language program offers first through fourth years of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, as well as intensive summer courses for the first two years of these languages. In addition, the department also offers classical Chinese, kindai bungo , and scholarly Japanese. Upcoming Events More... Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Division of the Humanities Wieboldt Hall, Room 301 1050 East 59th Street Chicago, IL 60637 Email the EALC Office at ealc@uchicago.edu Phone 773.702.1255 Facebook Twitter YouTube Quick Links Privacy Notice...