Dr. Sophie Volpp

Professor

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Biography

Sophie Volpp is a scholar in the fields of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Comparative Literature, focusing extensively on Chinese literature from the 16th to 19th centuries. She has authored significant works such as 'Worldly Stage: Theatricality Seventeenth-Century China' published by Harvard in 2011, and 'Substance Fiction: Literary Objects China, 1550-1775' released by Columbia in 2022. Her research includes the translation of works by pre-modern women poets and dramatists. Currently, she is engaged in projects that involve the preservation of rare book collections at the National Library of China, as well as an analysis of the figuration referents in the eighteenth-century novel 'Story Stone' (Honglou meng), titled 'Stone World.'

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.