Summary
Wang Youqin (Chinese: 王友琴; born 1952) is a scholar specializing in East Asian studies and is currently a professor at the University of Chicago.[1][2][3] Professor Wang is notable for her research on the Chinese Cultural Revolution, especially the Red August of Beijing.[2][4] She is known for her research on the cultural revolution and compilation of lists of victims of the Cultural Revolution and their stories.[5][6]
Wang Youqin | |
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| 王友琴 | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Peking University Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Known for | research on the Cultural Revolution |
| Notable work | Victim of the Cultural Revolution --An Investigative Account of Persecution, Imprisonment and Murder |
| Website | ccrhm |
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| Simplified Chinese | 王友琴 | ||||||||
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Early life and education edit
Wang was born in Beijing in 1952.[3] After graduating from the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, she was among the "educated youths" who were "sent down" to Yunnan Province during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.[3] In 1979, she attended Peking University after the National College Entrance Examination was resumed in 1977 and ranked first in China.[3][7] In 1988, she obtained her PhD in Literature from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and then left for the United States.[3]
Research on the Cultural Revolution edit
Wang taught Chinese in Stanford University before moving to the University of Chicago in 1999.[3][6] She is currently a Senior Instructional Professor in Chinese Language at the University of Chicago's Department of the East Asian Languages and Civilizations.[1][2]
Professor Wang was among the first scholars to study the Red August of Beijing, the origin of the "Red Terror" of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, during which students attacked and even killed their teachers.[2][4][8] This included the well-known murder of Bian Zhongyun, who was the first education worker in Beijing killed by Red Guards, including Bian's own students such as Song Binbin.[4][6][8] Professor Wang has published papers and books about the individual victims of the Cultural Revolution.[9][10] She also keeps an online record of hundreds of the victims and their families.[5][6]
Major works edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Youqin Wang | The Center for East Asian Studies". The University of Chicago. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ a b c d "YOUQIN WANG'S WEB SITE". The University of Chicago. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ a b c d e f "王友琴：巫宁坤先生的《孤琴》". www.hybsl.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ a b c Wang, Youqin (2001). "Student Attacks Against Teachers: The Revolution of 1966" (PDF). The University of Chicago. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b "Chinese HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL". ywang.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ a b c d "Cultural revelations". The University of Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ "Relive history with 'Examination 1977'". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ a b Wang, Youqin. "Student Attacks Against Teachers: The Revolution of 1966". www.cnd.org.
- ^ "文革受難者――關於迫害、監禁與殺戮的尋訪實錄". 三民網路書店 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ Wang, Youqin (2007-12-15). "Finding a Place for the Victims: The Problem in Writing the History of the Cultural Revolution". China Perspectives. 2007 (2007/4). doi:10.4000/chinaperspectives.2593. ISSN 2070-3449.
- ^ "文革受難者――關於迫害、監禁與殺戮的尋訪實錄". 三民網路書店. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ 王友琴. 文革受难者 ——关于迫害、监禁和杀戮的寻访实录 (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-10.