Yu-chi Chang

Yu-chi Chang is originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He completed his B.A. and M.A. in History at National Taiwan University and earned his Ph.D. in History from Brown University. As a historian of modern Chinese history, Chang’s research focuses on the intersection of knowledge production, social and political culture, and state-building in Nationalist China and Taiwan.

Chang’s current book project, Imagining Sovereignty: Maps and State-Building in Modern China, investigates the role of maps and related visuals in shaping perceptions of territory, sovereignty, and national identity in modern China. This research examines the cultural and political implications of territorial imagery that emerged during the Japanese invasion of China in the 1930s and 1940s, tracing how territorial narratives were crafted and their contemporary repercussions. Part of this research has been published in Twentieth-Century China.

Chang teaches courses on modern Taiwan, China, and East Asia. His classes pay particular attention to themes such as warfare, gender, memory, colonialism, and state-building, while also examining how visual materials contribute to historical narratives.