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Dr. William I Brown

Dr. William I Brown

Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Email: TS76160@umbc.edu
Phone: 410-455-2116
Office: Fine Arts 471

Research interests

Traditional Chinese fiction, Chinese film, Daoist and Buddhist texts, Traditional Chinese values

Teaching interests

Chinese language and culture, Chinese translation, Chinese business, traditional Chinese fiction and drama, Chinese film and society

Education

Ph D, Chinese Language and Literature — University of Wisconsin at Madison (1981)
The Distinction Between Pien-wen and Chiang-ching-wen: An Analysis of the Literary Forms and Preaching Methods of the Overcoming Demons Story and Exposition of the Diamond Sūtra
MA, Asian Studies — University of Oregon (1973)
Biography of the Tang Eunuch Kao Li-Shih
BA, Asian Studies — City College of New York (1971)

Courses Taught

Chinese Fiction & Drama MLL 328 · Fall 2020
Chinese Translation CHIN 319 · Fall 2020
Advanced Chinese I CHIN 301 · Fall 2020
Spec Proj In Chinese CHIN 300 · Fall 2020
Film & Society In China MLL 220 · Spring 2020
Business Chinese CHIN 309 · Spring 2020
Advanced Chinese II CHIN 302 · Spring 2020
Chinese Fiction & Drama MLL 328 · Fall 2019
Chinese Translation CHIN 319 · Fall 2019
Advanced Chinese I CHIN 301 · Fall 2019
Film & Society In China MLL 220 · Spring 2019
Chinese Fiction & Drama MLL 328 · Fall 2014
Business Chinese CHIN 309 · Fall 2014
Advanced Chinese I CHIN 301 · Fall 2014
Spec Proj In Chinese CHIN 300 · Fall 2014
Film & Society In China MLL 220 · Summer 2014
Film & Society In China MLL 220 · Spring 2014
Chinese Translation CHIN 319 · Spring 2014
Advanced Chinese II CHIN 302 · Spring 2014
Spec Proj In Chinese CHIN 300 · Spring 2014

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