Xiaofei Tian

RSEA Chair
EALC: Professor of Chinese Literature

Research Interests: literature and cultural history of early medieval China; late imperial, modern, and contemporary Chinese literature and culture Read more about Xiaofei Tian

1730 Cambridge Street, S-132
RSEA Office Hours Spring 2017: Tuesdays 1-2

stian@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-7937

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

Theodore C. Bestor

Dept of Anthropology: Professor of Social Anthropology
Director, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies

Research interests: markets, globalization, and urban studies; economic institutions and exchange; food systems and food Read more about Theodore C. Bestor

Tozzer Anthropology Building 314
21 Divinity Ave.

bestor@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-4454

Peter K Bol

EALC: Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Vice Provost for Advances in Learning

Research Interests: the history of China’s cultural elites at the national and local levels from the 7^th to the 17^th century Read more about Peter K Bol

2 Divinity Ave. #221

pkbol@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-8361

Mary C. Brinton

Dept of Sociology: Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology

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: Assistant Professor of Sociology

Research Interests: South Korean social and political change.

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

paulchang@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617)-495-8769

Richard Cooper

Dept. of Economics: Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics

Research interests: international economics, including both international trade and Read more about Richard Cooper

CGIS Knafel: 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

rcooper@harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-54046

Edwin Cranston

EALC: Professor of Japanese Literature

Research Interests: China Biographical Database Project

2 Divinity Ave. #232

cranston@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-8362

Nara Dillon

EALC: Lecturer on Social Studies

Research Interests: politics of welfare, charity, and health care in China and the rest of 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
Director of the Korea Institute

Research Interests: rise of Korean militarism, and its impact on South Korean state and society under Park Chung Hee; changes and continuities in Read more about Carter Eckert

2 Divinity Ave. #226B

eckert@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-8811

Mark C. Elliot

Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History
Vice Provost for International Affairs

2 Divinity Ave. #134A

elliott3@fas.harvard.edu

Rowan K. Flad

Dept. of Anthropology: John E. Hudson Professor of Archaeology

Research interests: Chinese archaeology; emergence and persistence of complex societies in the Sichuan Basin; specialization; zoo archaeology Read more about Rowan K. Flad

Peabody Museum, Room 57G

p: (617) 495-1103

Arunabh Ghosh

Assistant Professor of History

Research Interests: modern China, with research and teaching interests that span the social, economic, and intellectual histories of twentieth Read more about Arunabh Ghosh

Room S135
1730 Cambridge Street

aghosh@fas.harvard.edu

Andrew Gordon

Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History

Andrew Gordon’s teaching and research focus primarily on modern Japan but he has also taught Japan’s premodern history and courses on comparative Read more about Andrew Gordon

Faculty Website

CGIS #S236

agordon@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-4729

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