Shota Uchiyama’s research centers on the history of female film audiences in Japan. He explores how cinema, as one of the most influential media of the twentieth century, shaped new experiences for women. His work goes beyond analyzing the dyadic...
Menglan Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Her research examines modern and contemporary imaging technologies and techniques at the intersection of artistic, technical, and epistemic practices. Her...
Carolyn Bell studies the history of ritual dress and bodily adornment in medieval Japan, focusing on the production and reception of East Asian textiles in relation to Buddhist visual and material culture. She received her BA in Asian Studies and History...
Janet Louie is a Ph.D. candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations with a focus on Film and Media Studies at Harvard University. Her interests lie in transnational approaches to East Asia particularly as they apply to intersections of race, gender...
Yedong Sh‑Chen’s research focuses on games, digital media, AI, and modern China. His dissertation, Chinese Video Games: World, Object, and Artificial Intelligence, presents the first archive‑based, transnational history of digital gaming in China and...
