Faculty

Uyen T. Nguyen is a historian of modern Vietnam with a strong interest in historical transitions and the interactions between politico-economic changes and socio-cultural identity. Her current book project, Beloved City, Depraved City: Communist Takeovers...

Paulina (Paula) Kolata is a scholar of religion in Japan, specializing in Buddhism, demographic change, materiality, religious economies, lay-temple networks, and ecologies of practice. Her research combines ethnography, archival work, and creative...