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Yating Li

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Contact Information

Room 2036 | Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistic Building

Office Hours

Spring 2025 F 12:00 -14: 00
Ph.D. student

Biography

Yating Li is a Ph.D. student 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 recent project explores the social history of gynecological diseases in modern China.

Research Interests

  • Modern Chinese history
  • Gender studies
  • History of Body
  • Medical history 
  • Legal history

Education

Renmin University of China, B.A. in Law, 2020

Awards and Honors

Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, FA 2023

Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, 2020-2023

Courses Taught

EALC 250 Introduction to Japanese Culture (Teaching Assistant, Ranked as Excellent by Students)

EALC/CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Literature (Teaching Assistant)