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Anne Behnke Kinney is a Professor of Chinese at the University of Virginia, specializing in early Chinese literature, thought, and social history. Her work focuses on the history of childhood and women in premodern China, combining traditional texts with archaeological materials.
- Early Chinese literature
- History of childhood in China
- History of women in premodern China
Her research explores cultural connotations of childhood and gender in Han Dynasty historical texts, linking them to cosmology, medicine, law, and statecraft. She has produced critical translations of foundational works like the Lienu Zhuan and Qianfulun, highlighting their societal and philosophical implications.
Recent publications include Essays of a Recluse (2025) and Exemplary Women of Early China (2014). Her scholarship traces themes in Han-era narratives, emphasizing vulnerabilities of high-status children and parental authority.
