2026 Student Research Conference:
39th
Annual Student Research Conference
Prof. Zhijun Wen
China’s Foreign Relations under Authoritarian Rule: Structural Patterns and Strategic Implications
Oral Presentation
- (Chinese, Political Science, Asian Studies)
- Mikayla B. Arbeene
- Prof. Zhijun Wen, Faculty Mentor
Generational Trauma and Family Separation in Zhang Yimou’s Cultural Revolution Cinema: To Live and Coming Home
Oral Presentation
- (Chinese)
- Enyetullah Rahimullah*, Tristan Pier, Sakar Pandey, Hank Phan, and Pengkai Ma
- Prof. Zhijun Wen, Faculty Mentor
Hierarchy and Family Structure in Republican-era China: Evidence from Two Chinese Films
Oral Presentation
- (Chinese, History)
- London S. Blakey*, Xinjie Chen, Xinkai Cao, and Brayden Chen
- Prof. Zhijun Wen, Faculty Mentor
Obedience and Hierarchy: Concubine Life in 1920s China as Depicted in Raise the Red Lantern
Oral Presentation
- (Chinese)
- Kyra Ray*, Anna C. Kirchhoefer, Junwu Xiao, zifei wang, and Qianhui Wang
- Prof. Zhijun Wen, Faculty Mentor
Trauma Beyond Politics: Memory and Family Rupture in Zhang Yimou’s Coming Home
Oral Presentation
- (History)
- Jack D. Hubbard*, Thirtha Karmakar, Jurgen Habilaj, and Tianyu Jiang
- Prof. Zhijun Wen, Faculty Mentor