Joanne Tsao
Associate teaching professor, Chinese,
School of International Letters and Cultures
Other ASU affiliations
Affiliated Faculty,
Center For Asian Research
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Phone: 480-965-3771
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DURHAM LANGUAGE & LITERATURE TEMPE, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 0202Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Joanne Tsao's primary research focus is on early medieval and medieval Chinese literature and culture. Her book, The City of Ye in the Chinese Literary Landscape (Brill, 2020), examines teh changing literary representation and interpretation of the physical and imaginary spaces of Ye, a short lived city first planned by Cao Cao (155–220). Her research has also been published in Journal of Early Medieval China and Guangxi Normal University Journal of Society for Chinese Studies Librarians.
Education
- Ph.D. Chinese Literature, Arizona State University
- M.A. Chinese Literature, Arizona State University
- M.S. Education (TESOL), Shenandoah University
Research Interests
Changing representation
Textural memory
Urban space in pre-modern literature
Materials and objects in pre-modern literature
Publications
- Monograph: The City of Ye in the Chinese Literary Landscape. Brill, 2020.
- Translation: "Yuan Haowen—Written to the Lyric Pattern Mulan Hua Man: Two Poems of the 'Roaming the Three Terraces' " Metamorphoses 26 (Spring/Fall, 2018): 54–58.
- Article: “A Study of Sikong Tu’s Life and His Spiritual World” (Kongjiang youguo lei, youni sa danchi: Sikong Tu shengping yu sixiang yanjiu xiaoyi 空将忧国泪，犹拟洒丹墀:司空图生平与思想研究), co-author with Liu Qian, Journal of Society for Chinese Studies Librarians, Guangxi Normal University (March, 2018): 83–100.
- Article: “The Creation of the Bronze Bird Terrace-scape in the Northern and Southern Dynasties Period,” Early Medieval China 23 (2017): 89–104.
Research Activity
- "When is a Cape a Cape and not a Cape? Assigning Religious Meaning to Everyday Clothes" Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention, El Paso, Oct. 10–12, 2019.
- "The Tiles of Ye" Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention, Cheyenne, Oct. 4–6, 2018.
- “Yuan Haowen’s ‘Roaming the Three Terraces’ ” in American Oriental Society Western Branch Annual Conference, Tempe, Oct. 19–21, 2017.
- “The Terrace and the Grave: Fifth and Sixth Century Poems on the Bronze Bird Terrace” in Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention, Spokane, Oct. 12–14, 2017.
- “Strategies of Pre-reading” in Post-ACTFL Conference Workshop, Arizona State University, Tempe, Jan. 10, 2017.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CHI 308 | Intro to Literary Chinese II |
| CHI 470 | Modern Chinese Lit & Culture |
| SLC 294 | Special Topics |
| CHI 294 | Special Topics |
| CHI 502 | Academic Writing |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 307 | Intro to Literary Chinese I |
| CHI 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| SLC 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| CHI 348 | Pathways into Chinese Culture |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 308 | Intro to Literary Chinese II |
| CHI 470 | Modern Chinese Lit & Culture |
| SLC 294 | Special Topics |
| CHI 294 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 307 | Intro to Literary Chinese I |
| CHI 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| SLC 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| CHI 348 | Pathways into Chinese Culture |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 308 | Intro to Literary Chinese II |
| CHI 470 | Modern Chinese Lit & Culture |
| SLC 294 | Special Topics |
| CHI 294 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 307 | Intro to Literary Chinese I |
| CHI 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| SLC 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| CHI 348 | Pathways into Chinese Culture |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 308 | Intro to Literary Chinese II |
| CHI 470 | Modern Chinese Lit & Culture |
| SLC 294 | Special Topics |
| CHI 294 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CHI 321 | Chinese Literature |
| CHI 307 | Intro to Literary Chinese I |
| CHI 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| SLC 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| CHI 348 | Pathways into Chinese Culture |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 308 | Intro to Literary Chinese II |
| CHI 470 | Modern Chinese Lit & Culture |
| CHI 598 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 321 | Chinese Literature |
| CHI 307 | Intro to Literary Chinese I |
| CHI 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| SLC 120 | Intro to Chinese Culture |
| CHI 348 | Pathways into Chinese Culture |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHI 308 | Intro to Literary Chinese II |
| CHI 470 | Modern Chinese Lit & Culture |
| CHI 598 | Special Topics |
Presentations
Joanne Tsao is currently teaching courses of Literary Chinese (Classical Chinese), Chinese Culture, and Chinese literature.