ZU-YAN CHEN

Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies;
Director of the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., Fudan University

Office: LS G612
Phone: 777-3056
Email: zychen@binghamton.edu

Areas of Study and Interest

Classical Chinese poetry and poetics
Confucianism
Historical bibliography
Language pedagogy

Recent Courses

Li Bai and Du Fu
Confucius’s Analects
Classical Chinese Literature in Translation
Classical Chinese

Selected Publications

Confucius’ Analects: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Culture. Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2010.

Li Bai and Du Fu: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Literature. Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2007.

Chinese Through Song, co-authored with Hong Zhang and Rober Daly. Binghamton: Global Publications, 2001.

Zhang Yue nianpu (A Chronological Biography of Zhang Yue). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 1984.

Current Professional Activities

• Director, Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera, 2009-present.
• Director, Chinese Business Language and Culture at Fudan University Program, 2006-present.
• Director, Binghamton University-Soochow University Exchange Program, 2007-present.
• Steering Committee, Institute for Asian and Asian Diasporas, 2006-present.
• Executive Editor, the Consortium for Bilingual Texts in Chinese History, Literature, Philosophy, and Religion, 2003-present.

Awards

State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2009.