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Weekly Topics

Week 2: Guides, Handbooks, and Overviews

Chinese History: A New Manual. 2025. By Endymion Wilkinson. 7th ed. Pleco. A comprehensive guide for the study of Chinese history. (submitted by Leo K. Shin).

Classical Historiography for Chinese History. By Benjamin A. Elman. Last revised October 2022. Extensive lists of research tools and links to printed and electronic resources for classical Chinese studies. (submitted by Leo K. Shin)

Introduction to Research in Chinese Source Materials. 2000. By Alvin P. Cohen. New Haven, Conn.: Far Eastern Publications, Yale University. Covers a wide range of reading and research skills central to the study of traditional China. Includes useful exercises. DS706.C64 2000 (submitted by Leo K. Shin)

chinaknowledge.de. By Ulrich Theobald, University of Tübingen. Updated frequently. An online encyclopedia for classical Chinese studies. Eclectic but much useful information. (submitted by Leo K. Shin)

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Week 3: Catalogs, Bibliographies, and Anthologies

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Week 4: Uses of AI

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Week 5: Locating Physical Texts

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Week 6: Evaluating Digitized Texts

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Week 7: Comparative Exercise

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Week 8: Language

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Week 10: People

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Week 11: Time, Places, and Institutions

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Week 12: Presentations

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Week 13: TBD

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