Dr. Ling Lam

Associate Professor

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Biography

Professor Ling Hon Lam received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has held significant academic positions, including Wang postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and Newhouse research fellow at Wellesley College for the 2010-2011 academic year. His research and teaching interests encompass premodern drama and fiction, sex and gender studies, historical theories of emotion, and the media culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with a focus on critical theories. Lam is the author of 'Spatiality Emotion Early Modern China: Dreamscapes Theatricality' published by Columbia University Press in 2018. His notable publications include articles on performance art in historical contexts, the interplay of cinema and literacy in late 1950s Chinese opera films, and the emotional resonance found within the classic Chinese drama 'The Peony Pavilion'. He is currently working on a new project that investigates the media forms and informational dynamics of early modern China.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, Berkeley

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE Subject
Overall Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent Preparation comparable to undergraduate major at Berkeley in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics 2 full years lower-division work (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus) 8 one-semester upper-division courses (Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra)
Application Checklist
  • Graduate Application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • C.V./Resume
  • Course and Textbook List
Specialization Notes

The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.