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Liz Evans Weber serves as an Assistant Professor of Chinese at the University of Rochester, teaching diverse courses in Chinese literature from premodern to contemporary periods since 2016, with specialized focus on labor migration, gender, and late Qing societal dynamics.
Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Asian Languages and Cultures from UCLA (2015), supported by a Fulbright-IIE fellowship, and an MA in East Asian Studies from Yale University (2008).
Research centers on translation theory, modern/late Qing Chinese literary traditions, and intersections of migration, race, and labor in Asian American contexts, examining how texts encode historical trauma and political commentary through narrative frameworks.
Publications reveal consistent engagement with late Qing fiction and coolie labor narratives, demonstrating how translation and literary analysis expose socio-political tensions in diasporic communities and imperial decline.
Major recognitions include:
- 2025 Translation Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts
- Fulbright-IIE fellowship (2012-2013)
Current initiatives involve translating Flower in a Sea of Resentment under NEA support and developing a Chinese-to-English literary translation workshop, advancing pedagogical innovation while bridging Sinophone and Anglophone literary spheres through scholarly practice.
