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Joan Wang

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Department
Library
Name
Joan Wang
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Job Title
East Asian and Chinese Studies Librarian
Phone Number
(314) 935-4816
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Subject

Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies

Bio

Joan joined the WashU Libraries in 2018. She was previously a cataloging librarian and a visiting assistant professor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Joan holds a master’s degree in information management from Peking University, China, a doctoral degree in information studies from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a Certificate of Advanced Study degree in library and information science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Selected projects, activities, and accomplishments

  • Collaborated with Steven B. Miles and his PhD students from the History Department on the visualization of social connections and geographic movement of Xie Lansheng—a project presented at the Historical Sources and Research Methods on Social Connections in Ming and Qing Dynasty, Fudan University, China, June 2019
  • Worked with a graduate student volunteer from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures on a digital exhibit about Eileen Chang, one of the most influential modern female Chinese writers of the 20th century
  • Visualization of Social Connections and Geographic Movement of Xian Lansheng, Humanities Digital Summer Workshop, 2019
  • Legendary: Horses and Classical Chinese Literature, 2021
  • Love and Desires: Female Characters Depicted by Eileen Chang, 2021
  • Digitizing and Visualizing Paratexts: Chinese Literature (14th Century to 21st Century), Humanities Digital Summer Workshop, 2022
  • The Sound of Mao’s Last Revolution: Information Technology and Political Communication in Socialist China, 1966-1978, funded by The McDonnell International Scholars Academy 2022 Global Incubator Seed Grants, 2022-2023
  • 2023 Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award, Graduate Student Senate
  • Mid-Autumn Festival: Blooming Flowers and Full Moon, in partnership with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, September 27, 2023
  • Asia in Saint Louis, funded by Missouri Humanities Council, March 2023 to April 2024
  • Asia in Saint Louis, Stories of Community Building and Resilience, in partnership with The Graduate Center and Center for Diversity and Inclusion, April 18, 2024
  • Wang, Joan and Romney, David (2024) “Asia in Saint Louis: Synergy of Library Instruction, Digital Humanities, and Community Engagement,” Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 2024: No. 179, Article 6. Available at: scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol2024/iss179/6
  • Wang, Joan (2022) “Collaborations of Subject Librarians in Digital Humanities Initiatives on Campus: A Case of Visualization of Social Connections and Geographic Movement of Xie Lansheng,” Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 2022: No. 174, Article 3. Available at: scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol2022/iss174/3
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