Teaching & Research Interests

• Asian cultural history
• Rituals of sacrifice in China, India, Greece
• Confucian thought and ritual
• Theories of narrative historical writings

Courses & Syllabi

Hist 180: Exploring Culture in the Great Cities of Asia

Hist 270: Courtier & Samurai in Early Japan

Hist 280: Chinese Culture in Imperial Times

Hist 285: Modernity and Nationhood in China

Hist 333: Philosophical Masters of Ancient China

Hist 337: Chinese Intellectual History: Confucianism

Hist 338: Heroes and Bandits in Chinese History and Fiction

Hist 360: Mythical Histories in China and Japan

Hist 396: History of Gods