Alexander Zahlten

Chair, Committee on Regional Studies East Asia
EALC: Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Pronouns: He, Him, His

Research Interests: Film and media in Japan; media ecologies in East Asia.

2 Divinity Ave, 211

azahlten@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-1391

Office Hours: Email for appointment

Ryuichi Abe

EALC: Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions

Research Interests: Buddhism and Japanese history, literature and culture.

2 Divinity Avenue, Room 130B

rabe@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-4305

William P. Alford

Law School: Director, East Asian Legal Studies
Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law

Research interests: Chinese law and legal history; legal aspects of international trade and technology transfer.

Austin Hall, Room 309

alford@law.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-4693

David Atherton

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Research interests: Japanese literature and culture, popular fiction and theater; literature of early modern (Edo or Tokugawa) period.

Website: David Atherton EALC Faculty

2 Divinity Avenue, room 229

datherton@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-8374

Peter K Bol

EALC: Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Research Interests: the history of China’s cultural elites at the national and local levels from the 7^th to the 17^th...

Mary C. Brinton

Dept of Sociology: Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology
Director, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies

Research interests: gender stratification, labor market organization, education, economic sociology, and Japanese society.

William James Hall, Room 580

brinton@wjh.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-5821

Paul Y. Chang

Dept. of Sociology: Associate Professor of Sociology

Research Interests: South Korean social and political change. Social movements, family, Korean studies.

608 William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

paulchang@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617)-495-8769

Edward Cunningham

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
Director of Ash Center China Programs at HKS
Director of the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative at HKS

Research interests: Energy markets and governance, international economics and competitiveness, the political economy of development, and China’s integration... Read more about Edward Cunningham

Edward Cunningham at HKS

124 Mount Auburn St. 200N-210

edward_cunningham@hks.harvard.edu

p: (617) 494-8118

Christina Davis

Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute
Professor of Government

Research interests and teaching bridge international relations and comparative politics, with a focus on trade policy. Interests include the...

Nara Dillon

Senior Lecturer on Government

Research Interests: globalization, social policy, poverty; politics of welfare, charity, and health care in China and the developing world.

2 Divinity Ave. #230

ndillon@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-8366

Carter Eckert

EALC: Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History

Research Interests: rise of Korean militarism, and its impact on South Korean state and society under Park Chung Hee; changes and...

Dr. Grzegorz Ekiert

Government: Laurance A. Tisch Professor of Government Comparative
Director of Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Senior Scholar at Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies

Research interests focus on comparative politics, regime change and democratization, civil society and social movements and East European politics and... Read more about Grzegorz Ekiert

Prof. Ekiert's website

Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street 401

ekiert@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617 495-4303 ext. 213