Peter K. Bol

Charles H. Carswell Professor of 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...

Jing Cai

Language Instructor in Chinese

5 Bryant Street #209

jing_cai@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-8650

Yuxiao Du

Acting Preceptor in Chinese

5 Bryant St, #104

landon_du@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-8650

Mark C. Elliott

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

Mark Elliott has been at Harvard since 2003, having earned his B.A. and M.A. at Yale and his Ph.D. at University of California at...

Chao Fu

Language Instructor in Chinese

5 Bryant #301

chao_fu@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-8765

Wilt L. Idema

Professor of Chinese Literature, Emeritus

Wilt L. Idema obtained his BA and MA from Leiden University (The Netherlands). Following continued study and research in Japan and Hong Kong, he returned...

Henry Jacobs

Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy

Henry Jacobs received his BA and MSt in Chinese Studies from The University of Oxford, where his work focused on Early and Early Medieval Chinese philosophy.... Read more about Henry Jacobs

hjacobs@g.harvard.edu

Fan Jia

Preceptor in Chinese

5 Bryant #303

fan_jia@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-8424

Thomas P. Kelly

Assistant Professor in East Asian Languages and Civilizations
On Leave AY 2021-22

Thomas Kelly is a scholar of late imperial Chinese literature. His research attends to the interplay between the literary imagination and Chinese...

Daniel Koss

Research Scholar and Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Daniel Koss studies political parties in East Asian politics. His first book, published in 2018, investigates the...

Shigehisa Kuriyama

Interim Chair, 2021-22
Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History

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...

Jie Li

John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities
On leave 2020-21

As a scholar of literary, film, and...

Wai-yee Li

1879 Professor of Chinese Literature
Director of Graduate Studies, 2020-21

Wai-yee Li is the 1879 Professor of Chinese Literature at...

Jennifer Li-Chia Liu

Professor of the Practice of Language Pedagogy
Director of the Chinese Language Program

Jennifer Liu came to Harvard in 2011 as the Director of the Chinese Language Program. As Director, she is responsible for recruiting, training, and...

Stephen Owen

James Bryant Conant University Professor, Emeritus

Stephen Owen is a sinologist specializing in premodern literature, lyric poetry, and comparative poetics. Much of his work has focused on the middle...

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