On Monday, November 3, Michael Szonyi and Peter Bol will hold a Master Class on the Chinese Genealogies, Past and Present, with Professor Mel Thatcher, a leading authority on Chinese genealogies, in the Common Room at 2 Divinity Avenue, 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Please sign up with your Harvard email address here. Texts will be posted closer to the date.
Kyōgen is the name for a dramatic style and repertoire of short comic plays that form one of the oldest theatrical traditions in Japan. Though developed in the 14th century, kyōgen is still performed today: both as an independent form (hon-kyōgen) and as an interlude during the more...
Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2023-24
Shigehisa Kuriyama received his A.B. degree from Harvard's Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations in 1977 and an A.M. degree in 1978. After...
Department Chair Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese 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...