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6602 HUMANITIES SOCSCI
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521

Chia, Lucille

Associate Professor of History

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

History


Biography

Lucille Chia received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Ph.D. in Chinese history from Columbia University. Her current research includes studies on the role of books and publishing in late imperial China, a topic partly inspired by work on the social history of the book being done for Europe and the U.S. and the possibilities for comparisons. A future research project concerns the early history of Chinese migration to various parts of southeast Asia, especially the Philippines, and the socioeconomic impact of this diaspora on coastal regions of China from which the emigrants came. Finally, yet another of her research interests deals with the development of science and technology, such as how handicraft techniques were transmitted and modified from place to place, and the ways by which the uses of pharmaceutical materials were developed and refined.

Degrees

PhD Chinese History 1996

Columbia University

MA Chinese History 1991

Columbia University

PhD Chemistry 1976

New York University

Awards

2006 Residency at the Institute for Advanced Study
2006 American Council of Learned Societies, Chinese History
2003 Fulbright Scholarships
2003-04 J. William Fulbright Research Fellowship
2002-03 Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowship, ACLS
2002 American Council of Learned Societies, Chinese History, Chas Ryskamp Fellowship
1999-2000 Luce Foundation US-China Cooperative Research Program Award
1997 Harvard-Yenching Library Travel Grant


Research Area

social and cultural history of middle and late imperial China.

Publications

She is the author of Printing for Profit: The Commercial Publishers of Jianyang, Fuijan (11th-17th Centuries) published in 2003 by Harvard University Asia Center.