Bergeton, Uffe
Dr. Uffe Bergeton
Associate Professor
bergeton@email.unc.edu
New West 210
Office Hours: T 11:15-12:15 & W 1-2, In-Person
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Research
I am a historian of early China with a focus on pre-Qin (i.e. pre-221 BCE) society and thought. As I did research in formal linguistics before embarking on a career in early Chinese studies, linguistic theories and methodologies continue to inform my approach to the study of the pre-Qin period. Currently I am working on a book in which I use lexical changes to trace the emergence of proto-anthropological concepts in the Warring States period (481-221 BCE). My research projects also include early Chinese theories of epistemology and reclusion, as well as comparisons between pre-Qin China and ancient Greece.
Courses
- ASIA 65: First-Year Seminar: Philosophy on Bamboo: Rethinking Early Chinese Thought
- ASIA 65: First-Year Seminar: Philosophy on Bamboo: Rethinking Early Chinese Thought
- CHIN 252: Introduction to Chinese Culture through Narrative
- CHIN 252: Introduction to Chinese Culture through Narrative
- CHIN 253: Chinese Language and Society
- CHIN 253: Chinese Language and Society
- CHIN 346: History as Fiction or Fiction as History? Early Chinese History in Film and Literature
- CHIN 346: History as Fiction or Fiction as History? Early Chinese History in Film and Literature
- CHIN 475: Confucianism: Origin, History, and Contemporary Relevance
- CHIN 475: Confucianism: Origin, History, and Contemporary Relevance
- CHIN 476: Daoism: Origin, History, and Contemporary Relevance
- CHIN 476: Daoism: Origin, History, and Contemporary Relevance
- CHIN 510: Introduction to Classical Chinese
- CHIN 510: Introduction to Classical Chinese
- ASIA 740: Chinese Civilization: A Conceptual History
- ASIA 991: Research and Writing in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Publications
Brown, M. and U. Bergeton (2008) ‘Seeing Like a Sage: Three Takes on Identity and Perception In Early China. Journal of Chinese Philosophy 35:4, 641-62.
Bergeton, U. and R. Pancheva (2012). “A New Perspective on the Historical Development of English Intensifiers and Reflexives”. In D. Jonas, J. Whitman and A. Garrett (eds.). Grammatical Change: Origins, Nature, Outcomes. Oxford University Press, 123-138.
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