Chien-Cho Chan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. Trained in History (Taipei) and Asian Studies (Vancouver), he has developed interests in intellectual history, religious studies, and history of emotions. Intersecting the three fields, Chien-Cho’s dissertation project explores negative emotions and intellectual transformation in early modern China, with a particular focus on Buddhist and Confucian approaches to troublesome feelings.

Originally from New Taipei City, Taiwan, Chien-Cho received his B.A. and M.A. in History from National Taiwan University. Chien-Cho’s other projects concern (1) the master-disciple relationship in Buddhism and Confucianism, (2) epistemology and intellectual genealogy, (3) the production, use, and circulation of dictionaries in premodern East Asia, and (4) Japanese and Korean popular cultures.