Eva Shan Chou

Books

Chou, E. (2012). Memory, Violence, Queues: Lu Xun Interprets China. (p. 332). Asia Past and Present Series. Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A., Association for Asian Studies. 100+ illustrations. (REVIEWS: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 2014; Journal of Asian Studies (lead article), 2014; China Perspectives [French Centre for Contemporary Research on China, Hong Kong], 2014; China Quarterly [SOAS, Univ of London], 2014; Journal of Chinese Studies [Hong Kong], 2013).

Chou, E. (1996). Reconsidering Tu Fu: Literary Greatness and Cultural Context (REVIEWS: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 1997; Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1997; T'oung Pao [Leiden], 1999; Monumenta Serica [Sankt Augustin, Germany] 1999.) . Cambridge and New York , UK, Cambridge University Press. Paperback edition, 2006.

Journal Articles

Chou, E. S. (2026). ‘The 1958 Chinese Swan Lake: A Chapter in the History of a Global Phenomenon’. Text, 13,100 words; notes, 6,400 words. Dance Research, 44 University of Edinburgh.

Chou, E. S., & Singh, L. G. (2022). "The Establishment of Beijing Dance School in the First-Hand Report of Soviet Specialist O. A. Il'ina: Introduction, Translation, Notes.". Dance Research, 40(1). 11–40 (16,000 words).

Chou, E. (2017). "The End of Fiction, the Start of Politics: Lu Xun in 1926-27". Sino Platonic Papers, University of Pennsylvania, digital-only since 2006. 29pp.

Chou, E. (2009). "Confucian Elements in an Icon of Iconoclasm: 'Diary of a Madman'". minima sinica, 66(6). 421-459.

Chou, E. (2007). "'A Story about Hair': A Curious Mirror of Lu Xun's Pre-Republican Years". Journal of Asian Studies , 66.2. 421-59. Forthcoming in Chinese in two parts in Lu Xun Research Monthly (Beijing Lu Xun Museum).

Chou, E. (2005). "Literary Evidence of Continuities from Zhou Shuren to Lu Xun". Rocky Mountain Review of Languages and Literatures, 59.2. 49-66. Translated into Chinese and published in Lu Xun Research Monthly (Beijing Lu Xun Museum, June 2012).

Chou, E. (2002). "Learning to Read Lu Xun 1918-23: The Emergence of a Readership" . China Quarterly , ( 172). 1043-64. Translated into Chinese and published in Lu Xun Research Monthly (Beijing Lu Xun Museum), June, 2013.

Chou, E. (2000). "Tu Fu's 'General Ho' Poems: Social Obligations and Poetic Response". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , 60.1. 165-204.

Book Chapters

Chou, E. (2018). Reprint of one of my articles on Du Fu from Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. In Kroll, P. (Ed.), Critical Readings on Tang China, 4 vols. (p. 49pp). Leiden: The Netherlands. Brill.

Chou, E. (2015). Translation of "Run! Lini, Run!". The Sound of Salt Forming, Short Stories by the Post-80s Generation in China Honolulu, HI. University of Hawai'i Press.

Chou, E. (2015). Translation of "The River Seine Does Not Freeze". The Sound of Salt Forming, Short Stories by the Post-80s Generation in China Honolulu,Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press.

Chou, E. (2012). Translation of "Hong Kong ten years after the handover", "So long as Han Chinese have no freedom, Tibetans will have no autonomy" and "Using truth to undermine a system built on lies". In Link, P. (Ed.), No Enemies, No Hatred: Essays and Poems by Liu Xiaobo USA. (Liu Xiaobo received the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize while a political prisoner; he died in 2017, shortly after being "released".) Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Conference Proceedings

Chou, E. S. (2026). Romeo + Juliet: A Romeo and Juliet for Hong Kong. Shakespeare et la Danse, Sorbonne University Press.

Chou, E. (2017). "Soviet Ballet in Chinese Cultural Policy, 1950s". Dancing the Cold War: An International Symposium, The Harriman Institute, Columbia University.

Chou, E. (2016). "Folk Dance in China: the Dance Pioneer Dai Ailian 1916-2006". 2016 Congress of Research in Dance (CORD) Proceedings, https://www.cambridge.org/core.

Media Contributions

Chou, E. S. (2025). Anniversaries in the Open Air: New York City Ballet at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, (Fjord Review).

Chou, E. S. (2025). Traditional Tales Retold: Lady White Snake from Shanghai Grand Theater and Butterfly Lovers from Hong Kong Ballet.

Chou, E. S. (2025). Interview with Paul Kolnik, Legendary Photographer of New York City Ballet, (Fjord Review).

Chou, E. S. (2024). Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Joyce Theater, New York. In Fjord Review..

Chou, E. S. (2024). New York City Ballet's Summer Residency, July 9–13, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. In Fjord Reviewˆ..

Chou, E. S. (2024). Review, "American Legacies: Martha Graham Dance Company," New York City Center, New York. In Fjord Review..

Chou, E. S. (2023). Review, "Brush Up Your Dante: Wayne McGregor's The Dante Project" at the Garnier. In Fjord Review..

Chou, E. S. (2023). "An American Choreographer in Paris," all-Jerome Robbins program, Paris Opera Ballet, Paris. In Fjord Review..

Chou, E. S. (2023). "New York City Ballet's Summer Residency," July 18–22, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. In Fjord Review..

Chou, E. S. (2023). "Lucinda Childs/Robert Wilson, Relative Calm" 1981/2022 in the 40th ImpulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival, Volkstheater. In Fjord Review..

Chou, E. (2019). "Raise High the Red Lantern," National Ballet of China, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. Ballet Review.

Chou, E. (2019). "Serata Phillip Glass," Coro de Balet, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opera House, Rome Ballet Review.

Chou, E. (2019). "Los Angeles Dance Project," Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA, Ballet Review.

Chou, E. (2019). "Two Tchaikovsky Ballets: 'The Nutcracker' and 'Swan Lake," Pennsylvania Ballet, The Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Ballet Review.

Chou, E. (2018). "Sleeping Beauty," Pennsylvania Ballet, The Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Ballet Review, (Summer).

Chou, E. (2017). "Brief Fling," Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, WA. Ballet Review, (3).

Chou, E. (2017). "Le Corsaire," Pennsylvania Ballet, The Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Ballet Review, (3).

Chou, E. (2017). "Program of Firsts," Pennsylvania Ballet, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Ballet Review., (1).

Chou, E. (2016). "'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Onegin'," Stuttgart Ballet, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo. Ballet Review., (2).

Chou, E. (2016). "Sylvie Guillem: A Life in Progress," New York City Center, New York. Ballet Review..

Chou, E. (2016). "Pearl: Spring River Flower Moon Night," Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, NY. Ballet Review.

Chou, E. (2015). "China is Near: The National Ballet of China," Lincoln Center Festival 2015. Ballet Review..

Chou, E. (2015). "In Zhang Yimou's 'Coming Home,' History is Muted but not Silent".

Chou, E. (2015). "The First Chinese Performance of 'Swan Lake'", Ballet Review, (43:3).

Presentations

Chou, E. S. (2026, March 2). In Conversation with Lynn Garafola: La Nijinksa, Choreographer of the Modern. book talk.. The Cosmopolitan Club. New York, NY

Chou, E. S. (2026, October 2). In Conversation with Marina Harss, The Boy from Kyiv, Alexei Ratmanksy's Life in Ballet, book talk.. The Cosmopolitan Club. New York, NY

Chou, E. S. (2026, June 2). Nureyev Coaches Don Quixote in Beijing, 1985. Nureyev and Literature: Dance, Choreography, and Reception. Verona, Italy: University of Verona.

Chou, E. S. (2026, November 2). "Romeo + Juliet: A Romeo and Juliet for Hong Kong". Shakespeare et la danse. Sorbonne, Paris, France: Sorbonne University.

Chou, E. S. (2026, July 2). "Hong Kong Ballet's Romeo + Juliet: A Case Study of Transcultural Adaptation". European Shakespeare Research Association. Budapest, Hungary

Chou, E. S. (2026, May 2). Le corsair and the Complexities of Ballet Orientalism: from Byron to 2023. Centre de Recherches Historiques. Paris, France: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.

Chou, E. S. (2026, March 2). In Conversation with Jennifer Homans, Mr B.: Balanchine's Twentieth Century. book talk. New York, NY: Cosmopolitan Club.

Chou, E. S. (2026, August 2). A Centennial Portrait: Ballets Performed in 2021 for the 100th Year of the Chinese Communist Party's Founding. China in the Long Twentieth Century: Changes and Transformations. virtual: Historical Society for Twentieth Century China, biennial conference.

Chou, E. S. (2026, June 2). Shanghai Ballet Company's Hamlet (2016). European Shakespeare Research Association, biennial conference. University of Athens, Athens, Greece (virtual): European Shakespeare Research Association.

Chou, E. S. (2026, August 2). Shanghai Ballet Company's Jane Eyre: Issuing a Cultural Challenge. Association for Asian Performance, annual conference. virtual: Association for Asian Performance.

Chou, E. S. (2026, August 2). Ballet is Adopted by Socialist China. Historical Society for Twentieth Century China, Building a Socialist Society. virtual: Historical Society for Twentieth Century China.

Chou, E. S. (2026, December 2). A Centennial Portrait: Ballets Performed in 2021 for 100th Year of the Chinese Communist Party's Founding. New England Regional Association for Asian Studies. Harvard University: New England Regional Association for Asian Studies.

Chou, E. S. (2026, August 2). Shanghai Ballet's Jane Eyre: Issuing a Cultural Challenge. Association for Asian Performance, annual conference. Northwestern University (online): Association for Asian Performance,.

Chou, E. S. (2026, December 2). A Centennial Portrait: Ballets Performed in 2021 for 100th Year of the Chinese Communist Party's Founding. New England Association for Asian Studies annual conference. Harvard University (online)

Chou, E. S. (2026, August 2). How Ballet Came to Exist in Socialist China. Historical Society for Twentieth-Century China, mini-conference. University of Tennessee (online)

Chou, E. S. (2026, June 2). Shanghai Ballet Company's 2014 Hamlet . European Shakespeare Research Association annual meeting. University of Athens (online): European Shakespeare Research Association.

Chou, E. (2020, August 15). Ballet Restarts: Picking up after the Cultural Revolution. China's Engagement with the Modern World. virtual: Historical Society for Twentieth-Century China, Biennial Conference.

Chou, E. (2019, March 31). Censorship, Self-Censorship, and Coded Messages: Dance in 'Youth' dir by Feng Xiaogang (2017) and 'Coming Home' dir by Zhang Yimou (2014). Workshop on Censorship and Self-Censorship. Prague, The Czech Republic: European Association of Chinese Studies.

Chou, E. (2019, June 30). Performing Conservation: National Ballet of China's 'Crane Calling'. Art in the Anthropocene. Dublin: School for Creative Arts, Trinity College Dublin.

Chou, E. (2019, July 31). Making Ballet Chinese: 'The Chinese Nutcracker' 'Peony Pavilion. International Convention of Asian Scholars 11. Leiden, The Netherlands: International Institute of Asian Scholars.

Chou, E. (2018, April 30). "Intertextuality from Novel to Ballet: Jane Eyre and Shanghai Ballet Company". American Comparative Literature Association, annual meeting. UCLA

Chou, E. (2018, March 31). "Ballets Based on Lu Xun's Fiction". CHINOPERL annual meeting. Washington, D.C.

Chou, E. (2018, August 31). "Cao Yu's Classic Play 'Thunderstorm' Becomes a Ballet". World Association for Chinese Studies. University of Vienna, Austria

Chou, E. (2017, October 31). "Matsuyama Ballet and 'White-Haired Girl'". Shanghai: Shanghai NYU.

Chou, E. (2017, August 31). "Lu Xun's 'Regret for the Past': Adaptations for Film and Stage". World Association for Chinese Studies. Witten, Germany: Witten University.

Chou, E. (2017, November 30). "Dancing Ballet in China, Beginning to the Present". M on the Bund, Shanghai

Chou, E. (2016, November 30). "Ballet in China: From Transplant to New Growths". Dance Studies Seminar, Columbia University Seminars.

Chou, E. (2016, June 30). Two Chinese Ballets and The Contexts of their Creation and Performance. Contexts of the Theatrical Event. Stockholm, Sweden: International Federation for Theatrical Research.

Chou, E. (2016, March 31). "Our Red Army Girls" as a Vehicle of Choice for Cultural Policy. CHINOPERL. Seattle, WA

Chou, E. (2016, October 31). Du Fu among his Peers: the View from Feng Zhi (1905-99) and Liao Weitang (b. 1975). Conference in Honor of Stephen Owen. Cambridge, MA: Harvard.

Chou, E. (2015, June 30). A Tale that Travelled Across Boundaries and Arrived in the Ballet White-Haired Girl. Biennial Conference. Shanghai, China: Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature (ACCL).

Chou, E. (2015, June 30). Folk Dance in China: the Dance Pioneer Dai Ailian, 1916-2006. Congress on Research in Dance, annual conference. Athens, Greece

Chou, E. (2015, December 31). Interpreter, for Prof Xiao Suhua, “Explorations and Innovations in Choreography” Professor and Choreographer, Beijing Academy of Dance. At Columbia University.. Columbia University

Chou, E. (2015, December 31). Zhang Yimou’s 'Coming Home': A Famed Ballet Plays a Supporting Role. China-East Asia Seminar. New York: CUNY Graduate Center.

Chou, E. (2014, May 31). "Resonances". Moderator, panel, PEN International Writers' Festival. New York: American PEN.

Chou, E. (2014, January 31). "Art Interprets Literature, 1949-79". University of Chicago: Dept of East Asian Languages and Civilizations.

Chou, E. (2013, May 31). Resonances: Writers on Influences. Moderator, panel, PEN International Writers' Festival. New York: American PEN.

Chou, E. (2013, December 31). Classical Ballet as an Index of Transition: the National Ballet of China. Joint East Asian Conference. Notthingham, UK: British Association of Chinese Studies.

Chou, E. (2013, October 31). Ballet in the Socialist Era. Socialist Culture in China Reconsidered. : University of Michigan.

Chou, E. (2012, April 30). Writing in the Republican Era, 6 lectures. Prague, The Czech Republic: Charles University.

Chou, E. (2011, December 31). Lu Xun Quotes Mencius. Annual Meeting. University of California, Santa Barbara: American Oriental Society Western Branch.

Chou, E. (2011, December 31). One Classical Poem, Thirty Years Apart. CO: University of Colorado, Boulder.

Chou, E. (2011, December 31). Prominent Chinese-American Writers. New York: The China Institute.

Chou, E. (2010, December 31). The Look of the Chinese Man, 1895-1912. Fifth International Sinological Symposium. Portugal: Portugal Institute of Sinology.

Chou, E. (2008, December 31). Han Identity at the End of the Qing Dynasty: the Experiences and Recollections of Lu Xun (1881-1936). Critical Han Symposium and Workshop. Stanford University

Chou, E. (2007, December 31). Three lectures: Lu Xun's Classical Poems; Old Stories Retold: Lu Xun's Transformation of Myths and Historical Anecdote; Traditional Society in Lu Xun's Fiction (in Chinese). City University of Hong Kong.

Chou, E. (2007, December 31). Memory and Reading at Work in the Fiction of Lu Xun. Princeton University

Chou, E. (2006, December 31). Memorial service for James Robert Hightower, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Chinese Literature. Harvard University

Chou, E. (2005, December 31). Lu Xun (1881-1936): Personal Choices, Public Influence. Asian American / Asian Research Institute, New York

Chou, E. (2004, December 31). Chinese Literature outside China. The China Institute, New York , NY

Chou, E. (2003, December 31). Living Without a Queue: How Lu Xun Faced Hostility,. Association of Comparative Chinese Literature. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Chou, E. (2003, December 31). Chinese Literature in East Asia. China, Instuitute, New York

Chou, E. (2002, December 31). Lu Xun as Classical Poet. George Washington University, Washington, D.C

Chou, E. (2001, December 31). Louis Chu, Ghetto Literature: A Place in American Literature. New England Conference, Association for Asian Studies. Williams College, MA

Chou, E. (2000, December 31). Louis Chu and Chinatown: A Writer Ahead of His True Time, symposium Chinese Contribution to America. St.John's University

Chou, E. (2000, December 31). Toshio Mori and William Saroyan. First European Meeting of MELUS-Europe (Multi-ethnic Literatures of the U.S). Orleans, France

Chou, E. (2000, December 31). East Asia in Transition. New York: Guest lectures, in course jointly offered by The China Institute, Japan Society and The Korean Society.

Chou, E. (2000, December 31). Defining What It Means to Be Chinese, Lu Xun 1918-1923. Annual Meeting, Association for Asian Studies. San Diego

Other Scholarly Works

Reviews

Chou, E. (2016,February 25). London: Times Higher Education, London.

Chou, E. (2015,June 1). London,UK: Times Higher Education, London.

Chou, E. (2014,June 1). Choice.

Chou, E. (2014,February 1). London, UK: Times Higher Education, London.

Chou, E. (2014,February 14). London,UK: Times Higher Education, London.

Chou, E. (2014,January 1). Canberra,Australia: The China Journal, Australia National University.

Chou, E. (2013,December 1). Chicago, IL,US: Choice.

Chou, E. (2013,May 23). . London,UK: Times Higher Education, London.

Chou, E. (2004,December 1). Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient China. Trans. David Hinton. New York: Counterpoint, 2002. New York: On-line publication, Persimmon www.persimmon-mag.com/winter2004/Bookreview6.htm.

Chou, E. (2004,March 1). Love-Letters and Privacy in Modern China: The Intimate Lives of Lu Xun and Xu Guangping by Bonnie S. Mc Dougall, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. The China Quarterly (177), 236-38.

Chou, E. (2001,October 1). Wild Kids by Chang Ta-chun. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. New York : Persimmon.

Chou, E. (2000,January 1). A Thousand Moons Over a Thousand Rivers by Hsiao Li-hung. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. New York : Persimmon.

Chou, E. (2000,April 1). The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas, ed. Lynn Pan. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999. Persimmon.

Research Currently in Progess

Chou, E. S.(n.d.). The Quest for Chinese Ballet: A History. . In Progress.