The UBC Student Association of Sinology (UBC 漢學社) is pleased to announce that, after a 4-week period of semi-finals on Canvas and the final competition held on April 1, the UBC Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies (UCCS 3MT 2022) concluded.
A fledgling undergraduate forum at UBC, UCCS 3MT 2022 invited young scholars to present new research, engage in discussions, and help build a scholastic community in China-related disciplines. The conference received 57 presentations from the CHIN 450+ courses in the academic year of 2020-21, with topics ranging from classical Chinese literature, modern & contemporary Chinese literature, and contemporary Chinese films.
Based on originality and accessibility of research, 10 most outstanding presentations of UCCS 3MT 2022 were decided by Judges on the Adjudication Committee during the final competition. Congratulations to the following winners of four levels of award on their achievement both of exemplary commitment to Chinese studies and popular recognition from academic peers.
First Prize winner ($200 CAD research grant and a certificate)
Pengpeng Chen: “The Distortion of Lust and Desire in Wives and Concubines, Farewell My Concubine, and White Deer Plain”
Second Prize winners ($100 CAD research grant and a certificate)
Xuan Gu, Xijin Xu, Yuanfei Shang & Wenhan Zhan: “The Meaning of ‘Blossoms fall on their own, the water flows by itself’ in A Single Cutting of Plum Blossoms by Li Qingzhao”
Xinyuan Liu: “To Judge the Government by Xia’s Standards: A Study of Relationship between the Knight-errant and Government in Water Margin and The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants”
Third Prize winners ($50 CAD research grant and a certificate)
Yuxin Guo: “‘In the dream, I was carried away, enjoying a short spell of pleasure’: A Brief Analysis on the Expression of ‘Reality and Illusion’ in The Legend of Prefect Nanke”
Xijin Xu: “The Road to Ideological Self-Unity: A Case Study of Wang Wei”
Jiaxin Yang: “Crossing the Hill of Culture: An Analysis of the Culture of ‘the Other’ and Its Significance Revealed in the Poems of Yu Ling Mountains in the Tang Dynasty”
People’s Choice winners (a copy of The Craft of Research and a certificate)
Yuhan Peng : “A Tentative Discussion of the Graceful and Gentle Side of Su Shi’s Unrestrained Ci”
Zixin Xiao : “Is Su Shi Proficient in Temperament?”
Dylan Qichen Di: “Why ‘Feng’s Comedy’ Is No Longer Attractive: A Brief Discussion of If You Are the One II and Personal Tailor”
Letong Zhao : “The Role of Individual Voices of Married Women in the Awakening of Women’s Group Consciousness: A Brief Analysis of Xiao Xiao, Love in a Fallen City, and Marriage and Women’s Profession”
In particular, Professor Christopher Rea presented each winner with a special gift, a copy of his newly released book Where Research Begins.
(Each winner received a copy of Where Research Begins from its author Professor Christopher Rea)
We are grateful to our featured speakers, presenters, instructors, discussants, student organizers, and all the participants for contributing to the success of the conference. In the future, UCCS 3MT continues to be organized by the UBC Student Association of Sinology (UBC 漢學社), which is expected to involve passionate organizers of events, designers with innovative ideas, and young scholars dedicated to research. If you look forward to exercising your expertise in these aspects, please send an email of inquiry to Dr. Zheng Cai at zheng.cai@ubc.ca with a brief CV.