SCOTT RELYEA
653 E. 50th Pl.
Apt. 2E
Chicago, Ill. 60615
USA
Tel / 電話 : 773.548.3319
Fax / 傳真 : 425.920.6540
Email: scooter@uchicago.edu
Education
2001-present The University of Chicago Department of History
Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Ph.D. Candidate, Chinese History
• Specialising in the history of Late Qing and Republican China.
• Dissertation: 'Pacifying Khams: Qing Imperialism and the Bureaucratisation of Colonial Space'
Manjushree Center of Tibetan Culture Intensive Tibetan Language Program
Darjeeling, India
June-September 2005 Intensive Tibetan language study
National Taiwan University International Chinese Language Program
台灣大學 國際華語研習所
Taipei, Taiwan
June-August 2004 Intensive Chinese language study and Literary Chinese
Middlebury College Summer Japanese Language Institute
Middlebury, Vt., U.S.A.
June-August 2002 Intensive Japanese language study
2001
(Spring)
Southwest University for Nationalities 西南民族大学
Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.
Intensive Chinese language study and Literary Chinese
2000
(Autumn)
Sichuan University 四川大学
Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.
Intensive Chinese language study
1998-1999 University of London School of Oriental and African Studies
London, U.K.
M.A., Chinese Studies (with Distinction)
• M.A. Thesis: 'The Post-modernity of Xinfengjian: Transcending the Spatio-Temporal Barrier of Modernity'
Fudan University 复旦大学 Summer Chinese Language Institute
Shanghai, China
July-August 1998 Intensive Chinese language study
1993-1997 The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
M.A., International Affairs
• Specialised in theories of International Relations, particularly related to sovereignty and state-building, and cultures and history of East Asia
National Taiwan Normal University Mandarin Training Center
台灣師範大學 國語教學中心
Taipei, Taiwan
December 1995-June 1996 Intensive Chinese language study
Middlebury College Summer Chinese Language Institute
Middlebury, Vt., U.S.A.
June-August 1995 Intensive Chinese language study
1988-1992 Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Evanston, Ill., U.S.A.
B.S. Journalism; Certificate of International Studies
Professional Experience
Winter 2005 The University of Chicago The Graham School
Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Instructor, The Three Taboos of China: Tibet, Taiwan, Tiananmen
• Designed course; lectured and led adult students in discussion on readings and multimedia content
Fall 2004 The University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Chinese Civilisation
• Coordinated multimedia content on course website
• Planned and led weekly discussion sections, guided students on writing assignments, graded papers and examinations
Fall 2003 The University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Chinese Civilisation
• Coordinated multimedia content on course website
• Planned and led weekly discussion sections, guided students on writing assignments, graded papers and examinations
2003-2005 The University of Chicago Department of History
Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Research Assistant to Prof. Guy Alitto
• Assisted with preparation of multimedia contact for courses
2002-2004 The University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Student Coordinator, Asia in the World, the World in Asia: Critical Approaches to Transnational, Colonial, Imperial and Postcolonial Narratives and Identities Workshop
• Coordinated and planned bi-weekly schedule of student and faculty paper presentations and invited scholars from around the world to give special presentations
2001-2003 The University of Chicago Department of History
Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Research Assistant to Prof. Prasenjit Duara
• Assisted with editing of articles and books, background research, gathering of materials for edited volume
Publications
1999 "Trans-State Entities: Postmodern Cracks in the Great Westphalian Dam"
Geopolitics, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Autumn 1999), pp. 30-61.
Papers Presented
Internal Symposia and Colloquia
2003 "Cage in a Bird: roads to and from 'socialism with Chinese characteristics'"
Asia in the World, the World in Asia Workshop
University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 28 February 2003
2002 "From Kham to Xikang: The Inside Turned Inside-Out"
Asia in the World, the World in Asia Workshop
University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 29 March 2002
Grants & Fellowships
2005-2006 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
2005 Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship, Research Travel Grant to India
2004-2005 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowship, Tibetan
2004-2005 Department of History, University of Chicago, Kunstadter Pre-Dissertation Research Travel Grant to China
2004-2005 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Tibetan
2004-2005 Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), University of Chicago, Travel Research Grant to Taiwan
2004 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowship, Chinese
2003-2004 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Japanese
2003 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowship, Japanese
2002-2003 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Chinese
Professional Affiliations
Association for Asian Studies
International Studies Association
H-Asia (H-Net Online Discussion)