中央研究院歷史語言研究所

童永昌的研究興趣以中期中國 (Middle Period China) 的宋代政治、制度與文化為主，目前聚焦於訊息流動與帝國各階層運作的關係。他在台灣大學完成學士與碩士學位後，於哈佛大學東亞語言與文明系取得博士學位。他的研究一方面以政府檔案為重心，分析訊息流動制度的理想與實踐，並進而觀察宋代國家從十至十三世紀面臨的挑戰。另一方面則透過士人的各類日常文獻，由嚴肅的經典評論到笑話集，討論書寫與出版對建立知識菁英身分認同與文化價值的作用。他的研究亦觸及士人社會的情感、社會關係與歷史書寫。他未來的研究將以此為基礎，擴充時間與空間的跨度，進而思考訊息在東亞歷史世界的意義。

學位論文

1. 〈志於便民：北宋熙寧至元祐時期的民情與朝議攻防 (1069-1094)〉(臺北：國立臺灣大學歷史研究所碩士論文，2009)。
2. “Overcoming Triviality: Gossiping, Note-Taking, and the Problem of Information in Thirteenth-Century China,” Ph.D. Diss., Harvard University, 2021.

期刊論文

1. “Confronting the Job Shortage: The Commercialization of Personnel Information in Song China,” Journal of Song-Yuan Studies, 48 (2019): 57-98. https://doi.org/10.1353/sys.2019.0016
2. 〈蔡襄〈致通理當世屯田尺牘〉收信人考辨〉，《故宮文物月刊》482 (2023)：64-71。
3. 〈溧陽縣相府獻田案所見十三世紀財政壓力下的南宋地方社會〉，《新史學》34.4 (2023.12)：59-121。

專書（論文集）之一章

1. 童永昌著，山口智哉訳，〈笑って何が悪いのか？――戯謔文化の宋代における継承と変容〉，收入宋代史研究会編，《宋元明士大夫と文化変容——宋代史研究会研究報告第12集》（東京都︰汲古書院，2023），頁35-72。

學術會議論文

1. “The Challenge of Communication: The Contested Role of the Petition Office in the Song Dynasty,” presented at “Conference on Middle Period China, 800-1400,” Harvard University, June 5-7, 2014.
2. “Shaping the ‘Truth’: Manipulating the Voice of the People during the New Policies Period of Song China, 1069-1085,” presented at “The Association for Asian Studies in Asia Conference,” Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, June 24-26, 2016.
3. “How do I Receive a Preferred Job? The Collection, Circulation, and Utilization of Personnel Information in Song China,” presented at “The Second Conference on Middle Period Chinese Humanities,” Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, September 14-17, 2017.
4. 〈空間、管道與真實：十三世紀中國的訊息信任問題〉，「第三屆中日青年學者遼宋夏金元史研討會」，上海：復旦大學，2018年9月22-23日。
5. 〈縣尉陳氏之死：南宋晚期的財政危機與地方社會〉，「第71回東洋史学研究会」，福岡：福岡大學，2019年8月25日。
6. “Problematic Laughter: Jokes, Anecdotes, and the Production of Notebooks in Middle-Period China,” presented at “Harvard-Yale Graduate Conference in Book History,” April 30, 2020.
7. “Fact-Checking without Official Sources: The Information Challenge of Private Historical Research in Thirteenth-Century China,” presented at “69th Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs,” October 16-18, 2020.
8. “Problematic Laughter: Jokes, Anecdotes, and the Production of Notebooks in Middle-Period China,” (Identical title with major revision) presented at “Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference,” March 21-26, 2021.
9. “The Politics of Humor in Middle Period China,” presented at “Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference,” March 24-26, 2022.
10. “Reframing Humor: The Shifting Representation of Banter in Middle-Period China,” presented at “the Conference on Tang-Song Transitions,” Princeton University, Princeton, June 16-18, 2022.
11. “Reframing Humor: The Shifting Representation of Banter in Middle-Period China,” presented at “the 24th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies,” Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, August 24-27, 2022.
12. “The Magistrate’s Two Faces: Memories and Oblivion at a Time of Crisis in Thirteenth-Century China,” presented at “Association for Asian Studies 2023 Annual Conference,” Boston, USA, March 16-19, 2023.
13. “Coping with Hostility: State Institutions, Interpersonal Relationships, and the Politics of Resentment in Song China,” presented at “Stuck in the Middle? The Third Middle Period China Humanities Conference (220-1600),” Yale University, USA, June 22-25, 2023.
14. “Nothing Personal, until It Was: The Politics of Resentment in Middle Period China,” presented at “Association for Asian Studies 2024 Annual Conference,” Seattle, USA, March 17-20, 2024.

他類論文

1. 〈「新政治史研究的展望研討會」紀要〉，《古今論衡》21 (2010.12)：165-171。

學歷：
美國哈佛大學東亞語言與文明系博士 (2021)
國立臺灣大學歷史學研究所碩士 (2009)

現職：
中央研究院歷史語言研究所助研究員 (2022.10.1- )

經歷：
中央研究院歷史語言研究所博士後研究學者 (2021.12-2022.9)

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