East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Peter K. Bol is the Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. His research is centered on the history of China’s cultural elites at the national and local levels from the 7th to the 17th century. He is the author of "This...

• Region: China
• Time: 15th Century; 16th Century; 17th Century; 18th Century
• Theme: Chinese Literature; Cultural History; Intellectual History

Kangni Huang studies the literature and culture of late imperial (Ming-Qing) China. She is particularly interested in...

• Regions: China; Japan; Pacific World
• Times: 17th century; 18th century; 19th century
• Themes: Global History; Environmental History; Economic History; History of Empire; Colonialism; History of Science; History of the Book

Jonas Rüegg is a...

• Region: Japan
• Time: 18th Century
• Theme:  Art History

After obtaining a Master’s degree in Japanese literature at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Leah Justin-Jinich entered the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations’ PhD...

• Region: China
• Time Periods: 16th century; 17th century; 18th century
• Themes: late imperial Chinese literature; visual and material cultures

I am a scholar of Chinese literature with related...

• Region(s): Japan
• Time Period(s): 17th century; 18th century
• Theme(s): social history

Professor David L. Howell grew up in Hilo, Hawai'i. After graduating from the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, he studied at Hokkaido University in Sapporo and...

• Region(s): Japan
• Time Period(s): 15th century; 16th century
• Theme(s): Japanese Art; Social History; Artistic Production; History of the Book

   

Melissa McCormick earned a dual B.A. in art history and Japanese language and literature from...

David Atherton specializes in the study of Japanese literature and culture of the early modern (Edo or Tokugawa) period, with an emphasis on popular fiction and theater. He is particularly interested in the ways popular literature and drama interacted...