Chinese Historians

主讲嘉宾：Dr. Zhang Jiayan 张家炎，加利福尼亚⼤学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）博⼠，肯尼索州⽴⼤学历史与哲学系教授。研究兴趣包括农业历史、环境变迁、乡村研究等。研究成果发表于多种中英 ⽂ 期 刊 ， 出 版 专 著 包 括 Coping with Calamity: Environmental Change and Peasant Response in Central CHina, 1736-1949 (中⽂版《克服灾难：华中地区的环境变迁与农⺠反应》）及 Dikes and Society in Rural China: The Jianghan Plain, 1788-2010s。

主持人：Dr. Li Huaiyin 李怀印，The University of Texas at Austin 历史系讲席教授

讲座时间：March 7, 8:00 PM EST
March 8, 9:00 AM Beijing Time

预约方式：

Zoom Registration: https://ualredu.zoom.us/meeting/register/HiUK2EqcRPC0rhDmzRpTTQ

主讲嘉宾：杜春媚，香港岭南大学历史系历史系副教授、系主任（Prof. Du Chunmei, Associate Professor at and Head of the Department of History at Lingnan University, Hongkong）

演讲题目及简介：本讲座基于同名新书Everyday Occupation: American Soldiers and Chinese Civilians after World War II（剑桥⼤学出版社, 2025年, 官⽹开放获取），聚焦1945⾄1949年间驻华美军与中国平⺠之间的交往与碰撞。研究以“⽇常⽣活”为棱镜，综合运⽤中美官⽅档案、⺠间⽂献与个⼈回忆，探讨交通事故、性关系、⿊市交易与盗窃纠纷等看似微不⾜道的事
件，如何将抽象的“主权”与“帝国主义”论述转化为具体可感的社会经验。这些⽇常摩擦不仅牵动⺠间情绪，也进⼀步影响政权合法性与宏观政治。同时，在对抗与互利之间，⽇常接触亦促成⼀种⺠间“⾮正式外交”，进⽽塑造新的⾝份与跨国纽带。作者主张，战后的中美关系不仅由⾼层谈判所界定，更是在⽇常交往的过程中被形塑。此⼀微观政治的视⻆，为理解中美关系的历史拐点提供了细致⽽复杂的历史注脚。

讲座时间：

February 7, 8:30 PM (EST)

February 8, 9:30 AM (Beijing Time)

预约方式：

Zoom Registration: https://ualr-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/alFXzGGnRZWrZ0M8-tR2SQ

Speakers: Dr. Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Dr. Qian He, Yiming Ma

Moderator: Dr. Yi Ren

When: January 15, 2026, 20:00-22:00 EST (January 16, 9:00-11:00 AM Beijing Time)

Where: Zoom. Please register in advance for this event at

Dear Colleague,

How can we meaningfully integrate AI into our teaching, beyond the concerns about cheating or the excitement of new tools? In this online workshop, three scholars will share concrete ways they use AI to enrich university-level teaching. They will discuss approaches such as using LLMs to build interactive learning environments, supporting personalized learning through tailored feedback and accessibility tools, and designing assignments that remain rigorous and engaging without fully banning AI. Please join us to explore thoughtful and hands-on ways of incorporating AI into your teaching practice!

Sincerely,

Dr. Yi Ren

Speakers:

Dr. Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Associate Professor of the Practice in Chinese and Japanese Cultural Studies and Director of Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University

Dr. Qian He, Lecturer at the University of International Relations

Yiming Ma, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara

Speakers: Dr. Bo An, Dr. Keyao Pan, Haiying Wei

Moderator: Dr. Yi Ren

When: December 4, 2025, 20:00-22:00 EST (December 5, 9:00-11:00 AM Beijing Time)

Where: Zoom.

Dear Colleagues,

What can humanities researchers do with AI, beyond the hype, fear, and fascination? In this online workshop, three early-career scholars working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the humanities will share how they use AI tools in their own research. They will showcase tools such as LLM-based Q&A systems, visualization tools that reveal how LLMs process meaning, and terminal-based LLM tools that support and reimagine humanities research. Join us to explore practical ways of integrating AI into your own research toolkit. No prior experience with AI tools is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to explore!

Sincerely,

Dr. Yi Ren

Speakers:

Dr. Bo An, Research Assistant Professor of History at Lingnan University, will teach how to use LLMs to accomplish humanities research tasks and make basic research applications via terminal LLM clients and MCPs.

Dr. Keyao Pan, Assistant Professor of Digital History at Florida International University, will discuss the use of visualization tools like Nomic Atlas to understand how LLMs process meaning, and to support more effective teaching and collaboration.

Haiying Wei, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Columbia University, will introduce an online Q&A system powered by LLMs, designed to support researchers in synthesizing literature, generating ideas, and exploring new research directions.