The history and politics of modern China, with special attention to traditions of rebellion and revolution and their influence on contemporary patterns of protest and governance
Elected 2016
Literatures of South Asia; multilingual and located approach to world literature; book history in South Asia
Oriental and African Studies East Asia China, Japan, Korea South-East Asia Vietnam
History of Central Asia; Iranians (Sogodian, Khotantese) in China; cultural exchanges between China and the West from Han to Tang dynasties; Chinese history during the Sui, Tang dynasty and Five Dynasties Period, Dunhuang and Turfan manuscripts