Mark Pitner

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Doctoral Candidate in Chinese Language and Literature           Box 353521 Seattle, WA 98195-3521 mkpr@uw.edu
Education BA in History, University of Wisconsin (1994) MA in Chinese Language and Literature, University of Washington (2005) Doctoral Candidacy in Chinese Language and Literature, University of Washington (2008) PhD in Chinese language and Literature, University of Washington (in progress) Research & Teaching Fields Early Chinese intellectual history, literature, geography, and material culture Research Projects Dissertation: “The Body of Knowledge: Embodied Geographies of Han China” History of place as a construct in late medieval poetry and paintings History of early Chinese cartography Awards and Recognitions Yen Fu Translation Prize (2008) for “Poems of Appreciation: Friendship, Patronage, and Place”		Courses Taught ASIAN 201: Literature and Culture of China HS 230: Chinese Religion and Visual Culture (Cornish College)