David Der-wei Wang holds a joint appointment in Comparative Literature. He is Director of CCK Foundation Inter-University Center for Sinological Studies, and Academician, Academia Sinica. His research interests include modern and contemporary Chinese...
SangJae Lee studied Korean history in Seoul National University, with a focus on intellectual history of Chosŏn dynasty. His interest lies from the mid-nineteenth century to early twentieth century, the period which usually being defined as ‘transitional...
Kwan Woo Hahn received his B.A. from Yonsei University and A.M. in Regional Studies-East Asia from Harvard University. The topic of his master’s thesis was the Korean authoritarian regime’s use of criminal organizations to quell the dissident voices...
Crystal Cheng's research revolves around early modern Japanese theater, literature, and visual culture, with a particular focus on the portrayal of murders and suicides of female characters. Her work aims to explore how the trope of selfless, sacrificial...
Mari Kishi is a queer film and media scholar from Japan. They received their BA in Law from Kyoto University and their MA in Film and Media Studies from New Sorbonne University (Paris 3), where they wrote their thesis on the star persona of Japanese...
Yan Zhitui (531–590s) was a courtier and cultural luminary who lived a colourful life during one of the most chaotic periods, known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in Chinese history. Beginning his career in the southern Liang court, he was taken...
