Literature
Affiliated Faculty
Honorary Affiliate
Paul J. Anderer
Fred and Fannie Mack Professor Emeritus of Humanities, East Asian Langs & Cultures
Research Interest
Faculty
Ruth Barraclough
Director, Center for Korean Research; Korea Foundation Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of History
Research Interest
Honorary Affiliate
Carol Gluck
George Sansom Professor Emerita of History, Department of History
Research Interest
Faculty
Xiaolu Guo
2020–2021 Writer-In-Residence, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; former Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interest
Faculty
Lydia H. Liu
Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interest
Faculty
John D. Phan
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Langs & Cultures
Research Interest
Faculty
Ying Qian
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Langs & Cultures
Research Interest
Faculty
Wei Shang
Wm. Theodore and Fanny Brett de Bary and Class of 1941 Collegiate Professor of Asian Humanities; Du Family Professor of Chinese Culture
Research Interest
Faculty
Haruo Shirane
Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature, East Asian Langs & Cultures
Research Interest
Faculty
Tomi Suzuki
Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Langs & Cultures
Research Interest
Faculty
Takuya Tsunoda
Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Langs & Cultures
Research Interest
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