Faculty

Anthony Saich

Harvard Kennedy School: Daewoo Professor of International Affairs
Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Research interests: the interplay between state and society in Asia, especially China, and their influence on policymaking and socio-...

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Victor Seow

Assistant Professor of the History of Science

Areas of Research: East Asian Studies, History of Environmental Sciences, Material Culture, STS, Technology...

Michael Szonyi

On Leave AY2023-24
EALC: Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History

Research interests: Social history of late imperial and modern China; local history of southeast China especially in the Ming dynasty; history of...

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Karen Thornber

Harry Levin Professor in Literature and Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Research Interests: Comparative literature, world literature, and the literatures and cultures of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan),...

Xiaofei Tian

On Leave AY2023-24
EALC: Professor of Chinese Literature

Her books include Tao Yuanming and Manuscript Culture (named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2006), Beacon Fire and...

Leonard van der Kuijp

Professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies

Leonard van der Kuijp is professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies and chairs the Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies. Best known for his...

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David Der-Wei Wang

EALC: Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature

Research Interests: Chinese fiction of the late imperial and early modern period; the literary implications of the May Fourth Movement

2 Divinity Avenue, Room 130A

dwang@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-0925

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Eugene Wang

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art, Department of History of Art and Architecture
Founding director of the Harvard FAS CAMLab (Chinese Art Media Lab)

Research interests: Chinese art history from early to modern periods; Buddhist art; cognitive-affective visual theory and practice,...

Yuhua Wang

Dept. of Government: Frederick S. Danziger Associate Professor of Government

Academic interests: State building; historical political economy; repression; corruption; Chinese politics

1737 Cambridge St, CGIS Knafel K214

yuhuawang@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-2750

Mark Wu

Harvard Law School: Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law
Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School
Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

Research interests: International trade law, including issues concerning emerging economies, digital trade,...