History

 NameResearch Interests
Asst Prof Andrew Corey YerkesProfessor Yerkes's areas of interest are nineteenth and twentieth century American literature and culture, realism, naturalism, modernism, postmodernism, narratology, sociological theories the novel, philosophical determinism, and ideological critique.
Asst Prof Astrid Al MkhlaafyGraphic Design history, typography, live art as communication and participation art. Currently working on two funded research and design projects using GPS, video and site-specific research in South East Asia and China. The research is focused on pilgrimage sites, metaphorical mountains, and the Tao mountains of China.
Asst Prof Caroline PlussMy areas of expertise are: Identity, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Race and Ethnicity, Globalization, Culture, Transnationalism, Religion, Socialization, Migration, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Prof Chan Kam Leung AlanChinese Philosophy and Religion; Hermeneutics and Critical Theory; Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Assoc Prof Cheung Chiu-YeeSince 1982, my research has concentrated on a comparison of Lu Xun and Nietzsche. Because of my extensive study of Lu Xun, I am also familiar with the history of modern Chinese literature, Western influence on Chinese writers and thinkers, the intellectual history of modern and contemporary China, and ancient Chinese philosophy. Related to their comparison, I have been working on modern Chinese intellectual history, the problems of Chinese culture and modernisation, the influence of Western philosophy and literary theories in China, and Lu Xun’s legacy in contemporary China.
Vg Asst Prof Cho MihyeDr. Cho's research areas are cultural policy, creative cities, world cities and urban changes. Her current research is about Asian world cities and creative industries.
Asst Prof Emma Jane FlattEmma Flatt's research concentrates on the History of South Asia, with a special emphasis on the Medieval Deccan. Her work focuses on the social and cultural history of Indo-Islamicate courts and courtiers including investigations into practices of letter-writing, perfume making, astrology and magic, and the use of courtly social spaces like gardens. She is interested in the history of emotions and the cultural constructions of the five senses. She is about to commence a research project into the philosophies and practices of friendship and sociability in Medieval India. Selected publications: 'The Ethic of Jawanmardi: Wrestling and Sword fighting in the Ta?lim of the Deccan,' in Anand Pandian and Daud Ali eds., Genealogies of Virtue: Ethics in South Asia, Indiana University Press, (in press). 'Heavenly Gardens: Astrology and Magic in the Garden Culture of the Medieval Deccan,' in Daud Ali and Emma Flatt, eds., Fragrance Symmetry and Light: The History of Gardens and Garden Cultures in the Deccan (in press).
Asst Prof Foo Tee TuanAssistant Prof Foo Tee Tuan areas of expertise are Transnational Chinese Cinema, and Convention and Constraint in Asian Media. His current research work focuses on the interaction between Hollywood and China's motion picture industry.
Asst Prof Goh Geok YianAssistant Professor Goh Geok Yian's areas of expertise are: early history of Burma and Southeast Asia, modern Southeast Asian history, China-Southeast Asia relations, early Buddhist networks in mainland and island Southeast Asia, and Burmese historical chronicles and novels. Her current research focuses on the study of Buddhist architecture and mural paintings of Bagan, a medieval Burmese kingdom. Her other research work includes the study of early urbanization and cities in Burma, particularly on comparison made with other contemporary Southeast Asian polities and the applicability of theoretical models. She is also working on an English translation of a 20th-century Burmese novel by a well-known author, Ma Sandar.
Vg Asst Prof Hu JixunDr. Hu Jixun has published a book: The Great Ritual Controversy and Personnel Changes in the Court of Ming Shizong., based on his PhD dissertation. His current research projects include the study of the groups of scholars in Ming and Qing China, the exploring of the concept of political legitimacy in the symbolic level and its supernatural sources and rituals of worshiping God in Imperial China. His research interest is on the political system, the intellectual history of late imperial China, and Chinese classical Bibliograph.
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