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Andrew Schonebaum

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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Professor, EALC Program Head, Chinese

Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) affiliate

Comparative Literature affiliate

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Education

Ph.D., , Columbia University
B.A., , Brown University

Research Expertise

Chinese
Literary Studies

Curriculum Vitae

Andrew Schonebaum is Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park.  He is interested in vernacular entertainments, encyclopedia, natural science and daily life in China.  His recent works include Novel Medicine: Healing, Literature and Popular Knowledge in Early Modern China, Approaches to Teaching The Story of the Stone (Dream of the Red Chamber) co-edited with Tina Lu, and Approaches to Teaching Plum in the Golden Vase (The Golden Lotus) (edited, from Modern Language Association).  His book, Observing the Unseen: Curiosity and Common Knowledge in Late Imperial China was recently published by the University of Washington Press.

Open Access Publications:

Observing the Unseen: Curiosity and Common Knowledge in Early Modern China

Novel Medicine: Healing, Literature, and Popular Knowledge in Early Modern China

Introduction to Classical Chinese