Visiting scholar Prof. Allan Barr has registered at Center for Chinese Studies on Feb 16, 2016. Prof. Barr is an American scholar who is currently a professor at Pomona College, US. His research topic is "Gossip and Rumor in Early-Qing History and Literature". His research period is from February to May, 2016. His host institute in Taiwan is Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica.