Dr. Ping Zhu

Professor

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Biography

Ping Zhu is a Professor in the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Literary, Film, and Media Studies. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of 'Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews'. Her notable publications include 'Gender Subjectivities in Early Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature and Culture' (2015), co-edited works such as 'Maoist Laughter' (2019), which won the Choice's Outstanding Academic Title award in 2020, and 'Feminisms with Chinese Characteristics' (2021). Currently, she is completing a monograph titled 'Cult Labor in Modern China'. Zhu has contributed significantly to the field through her research on key topics such as narrative translation, historical reenchantment in cinema, and the complexities of women's labor in the context of early propaganda films. She has authored numerous articles and has actively participated in the academic discourse surrounding contemporary Chinese literature and feminist studies.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).