Asian Studies Faculty

Education: 
BA, Philosophy and History, Sofia University 
MA, Regional Studies-East Asia, Harvard University
PhD, History, University of British Columbia 
 
Teaching areas:
Asia
East Asia  
Korea 
 
Courses taught:
ASIA 1100: Introduction to Traditional Asia
ASIA 1101: Introduction to Modern Asia
ASIA 1125: Introduction to East Asia (China)
ASIA 1130: Introduction to Southeast Asia
ASIA 2200: Cultural Foundations of East Asia (2022W)
ASIA 2170: China and the World until 19th Century 
ASIA 2270: China and the World in the 20th Century and Beyond 
ASIA 3386: Asian Century: Modern Korea 
  
Research interests:
North Korea in regional and global context 
Cold War history 
East Asian political economy and security

Education: 
BA, Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
MA, Sociology, University of British Columbia
PhD, Education, Culture and Society, University of Pennsylvania 
 
Teaching areas:
Japan 
 
Courses taught:
ASIA 1135: Introduction to East Asia (Japan)
ASIA 1235: Contemporary Japan
ASIA 2115: Japanese Society & Culture
ASIA 2215: Japan Through Popular Culture  

 

Research interests:

Japanese society,

Comparative Education,

Popular Culture,

Social Inequality (Race, Class and Gender)

Education:
BA, Asian Religions, McGill University
MA, Buddhist Studies, SOAS, University of London
PhD, Religious Studies, University of Toronto 

Teaching areas:
Asian religions
South Asia
 
Courses taught:
ASIA 1120: Religions of the East
ASIA 2210: Cinematic Depictions of Indian Society and Culture
ASIA 2240: Religions of India
ASIA 2250: Buddhism
ASIA 2260: Asian Mythology
 
Research interests:
Tibetan and South Asian Buddhist narrative literature
Buddhist life writing
Buddhist monastic history in Tibet