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Biography
Yating Li is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her academic background encompasses modern Chinese history, international politics, Chinese philosophy, and gender studies. With a primary research interest in gender and medicine, her proposed dissertation, titled "Ubiquitous Womb Maladies: Medical Knowledge, Women’s Body, and Mirage of Health in China (1902-1949)", seeks to analyze how diverse discourses around womb maladies emerged, circulated, and influenced both medical practices and individual experiences of illness, thereby shedding light on the broader tensions around health, modernity, gender, and sex in Republican Era.
Research Interests
- Modern Chinese history
- Gender studies
- History of Body
- Medical history
- Legal history
Education
Renmin University of China, Bachelor of Law, 2020
Grants
Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grant, SP2025
Graduate College Spring Fellowship, SP2025
EALC Graduate Summer Research Fellowship, SU2023/SU2024
Awards and Honors
Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students, FA 2023/SP2025
Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, 2020-2023
Courses Taught
EALC/CWL 230 Pop Cultures of Contemporary East Asia (Teaching Assistant)
EALC 250 Introduction to Japanese Culture (Teaching Assistant)
EALC/CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Literature (Teaching Assistant)