Ryuichi Abe

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions
Director of Undergraduate Studies

After completing an undergraduate degree in Economics at Keio University, Ryūichi Abé acquired a master’s

Sunyoung Ahn

Drill Instructor in Korean

5 Bryant Street #304

sunyoungahn@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-8764

David Atherton

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

David Atherton specializes in the study of Japanese literature and culture of the early modern (Edo or

Peter K. Bol

Vice Provost for Advances in Learning
Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Fall 2017 Office Hour: Tuesday 11:45-12:45 at 2 Divinity, room 221 and by appointment, contact Molly Groome (mgroome@fas.harvard.edu)

As Vice Provost, Peter K. Bol is responsible for HarvardX, the Harvard Initiative in Learning and Teaching, and research

Edwin Cranston

Professor of Japanese Literature
On leave 2017-18

Edwin Cranston began graduate study at the University of California at Berkeley, then transferred to Stanford University, where he

Nara Dillon

Lecturer on East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Lecturer on Government
Spring 2017 Office Hours: Thursday 2-4

Nara Dillon received her B.A. in history from Williams College and her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. From 2003 to

Carter Eckert

Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History

Carter J. Eckert was born in Chicago and trained in European ancient and medieval history at Lawrence College in Wisconsin, and also at Harvard. He

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 Berkeley. Before

Yating Fan

Drill Instructor in Chinese

Spring 2017 Office Hours: Thursday 1-2 and Friday 12-1

5 Bryant Street #104

yatingfan@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-8650

Shiqing Gong

Drill Instructor in Chinese

Spring 2017 Office Hours: Wednesday 1-3

5 Bryant Street #303

shiqinggong@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-8424

Andrew Gordon

Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History

Andrew Gordon’s teaching and research focus primarily on modern Japan but he has also taught Japan’s premodern history and courses on comparative

Janet Gyatso

Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Harvard Divinity School

Janet Gyatso is a specialist in Buddhist studies, concentrating on Tibetan and South Asian cultural and intellectual history. She published Women of

Helen Hardacre

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society
Spring 2017 Office Hours: by appointment

Professor Helen Hardacre began the study of Japanese religions as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University, and she earned her doctorate from

Takuro Hashimoto

Preceptor in Japanese

5 Bryant #302

p: 617 496-1469

David Howell

Chair
Professor of Japanese History
Spring 2017 Office Hours: Thursday 2-4 and by appointment

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

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