Asian & Middle East Studies Faculty

Chair

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Nurten Kilic-Schubel Associate Professor of History Areas of Expertise Islamic history, history of Central Eurasia, Ottoman history, women and gender in Islamic history.	Campus Address Oden Hall 411 Phone Number (740) 427-5320 Email kilicn@kenyon.edu	History Asian and Middle East Studies International Studies Islamic Civilizations and Cultures Gender & Sexuality Studies

Faculty

Name	Contact	Department or Center
Jianhua Bai Professor of Chinese Areas of Expertise Foreign language pedagogy, linguistics, computer-assisted language instruction.	Campus Address Ascension Hall 112 Phone Number (740) 427-5530 Email bai@kenyon.edu	Modern Languages & Literatures International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Sarah Blick Professor of Art History Areas of Expertise Medieval art history, Asian art history.	Campus Address Gund Gallery 116 Phone Number (740) 427-4275347 Email blicks@kenyon.edu	Art History Asian and Middle East Studies International Studies
Joy Brennan Associate Professor of Religious Studies Areas of Expertise Buddhist philosophy and psychology, Yogacara, Zen Buddhism	Campus Address O'Connor House 204 Phone Number (740) 427-5290 Email brennanj@kenyon.edu	Religious Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Hilary Buxton Assistant Professor of History Areas of Expertise Modern imperial Britain, colonial and global history, postcolonial science studies, race, gender and disability studies	Campus Address Oden Hall 327 Phone Number (740) 427-5355 Email buxton1@kenyon.edu	History Asian and Middle East Studies International Studies
Kathleen Fernando Assistant Professor of English Areas of Expertise Post-colonial literature(s) and theory, South Asian literature, Canadian diasporic writing.	Campus Address Waite House 204 Phone Number (740) 427-5754 Email fernandok@kenyon.edu	English International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Brad Hostetler Associate Professor of Art History Areas of Expertise Byzantine art, Greek epigraphy, epigrams, and ekphrasis	Campus Address Gund Gallery 113 Phone Number (740) 427-5743 Email hostetler1@kenyon.edu	Art History Asian and Middle East Studies
Manami Ishimura Assistant Professor of Studio Art Areas of Expertise Sculpture, Installation, Contemporary Art Practice	Campus Address Horvitz Hall 214 Phone Number (740) 427-5889 Email ishimura1@kenyon.edu	Studio Art
Lin Li James P. Storer Assistant Professor of Asian History Areas of Expertise Gender; East Asia; historical memory; popular culture	Campus Email li18@kenyon.edu	Asian and Middle East Studies History
Maria Mendonca Professor of Music and Anthropology	Campus Address Storer Hall 028 Phone Number (740) 427-5723 Email mendoncam@kenyon.edu	Music Anthropology International Studies Islamic Civilizations and Cultures Asian and Middle East Studies
Michelle Mood Assistant Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies Areas of Expertise Chinese politics, development Nation-States, Asian Politics	Campus Address Oden Hall 219 Phone Number (740) 427-5429 Email moodm@kenyon.edu	Political Science International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Pashmina Murthy Associate Professor of English Areas of Expertise Postcolonial studies, critical theory, transnational studies.	Campus Address Waite House 108 Phone Number (740) 427-5213 Email murthyp@kenyon.edu	English Gender & Sexuality Studies African Diaspora Studies International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Sam Pack Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Cultural identity formation and contestation, global and local dynamics of mass media, media ethnography, reception studies, indigenous modes of (self-re)presentation, subject-generated imagery, life history, Native North America, Southeast and East Asia.	Campus Address Palme House 106 Phone Number (740) 427-4275888 Email pack@kenyon.edu	Anthropology International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Rima Sadek Assistant Professor of Arabic Areas of Expertise Contemporary Arabic literature, Arab women’s writing, literary and cultural theory, gender studies, translation studies	Campus Address Ascension Hall 022 Phone Number (740) 427-5931 Email sadek1@kenyon.edu	Modern Languages & Literatures Asian and Middle East Studies
Vernon Schubel Professor of Religious Studies	Campus Address Ascension Hall 001 Phone Number (740) 427-5801 Email schubel@kenyon.edu	Religious Studies International Studies Islamic Civilizations and Cultures Asian and Middle East Studies
Wendy Singer Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiative Roy T. Wortman Distinguished Professor of History Areas of Expertise History of India and South Asia, Indian politics, globalization and migration, transnational communities.	Campus Address Bailey House 203 Phone Number (740) 427-5324 Email singerw@kenyon.edu	Office of the President History Office for Community Partnerships
Yang Xiao Professor of Philosophy Areas of Expertise Ethics, Political Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Eco-Philosophy (Environmental Philosophy and Climate Change)	Campus Address Oden Hall 211 Phone Number (740) 427-5287 Email xiaoy@kenyon.edu	Philosophy Asian and Middle East Studies Environmental Studies
Kai Xie Associate Professor of Japanese Areas of Expertise Premodern Japanese literature, Sino-Japanese comparisons and interactions, Sino-Japanese (kanbun) literature.	Campus Address Ascension Hall 124 Phone Number (740) 427-5229 Email xie2@kenyon.edu	Modern Languages & Literatures Asian and Middle East Studies
Patricia Yu Assistant Professor of Art History Areas of Expertise Arts of Asia, late imperial to contemporary China, cultural heritage	Campus Address Gund Gallery 115 Phone Number (740) 427-5034 Email yu6@kenyon.edu	Art History Asian and Middle East Studies International Studies
Hao Zhou Assistant Professor of Film	Campus Address Hill Theater 202 Phone Number (740) 427-5561 Email zhou7@kenyon.edu	Dance, Drama & Film
Yan Zhou Visual Resources Curator, Art History Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History Areas of Expertise Modern and contemporary art, Chinese art history	Campus Address Gund Gallery 111a Phone Number (740) 427-5193 Email zhouy@kenyon.edu	Art History Asian and Middle East Studies International Studies
Chengjuan Sun Professor of Chinese Areas of Expertise Chinese poetry, women's writing, Qing-dynasty literature	Campus Address Ascension Hall 101 Phone Number (740) 427-5282 Email sunc@kenyon.edu	Modern Languages & Literatures International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies

Emeriti

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Joseph Adler Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies Areas of Expertise Chinese religions, Neo-Confucianism	Campus Email adlerj@kenyon.edu	Asian and Middle East Studies Religious Studies International Studies Environmental Studies
Ruth Dunnell Professor Emerita of History Areas of Expertise Chinese and inner-Asian history, comparative history of north Asia 11th-14th centuries, Mongol empire.	Campus Email dunnell@kenyon.edu	History Asian and Middle East Studies International Studies

Victoria Grimaldo

Administrative Assistant in the Academic Division

Contact

Phone Number

4275216

Email Address

grimaldo2@kenyon.edu

Location

318 Oden Hall

Asian & Middle East Studies Faculty

Chair

Nurten Kilic-Schubel

Faculty

Jianhua Bai

Sarah Blick

Joy Brennan

Hilary Buxton

Kathleen Fernando

Brad Hostetler

Manami Ishimura

Lin Li

Maria Mendonca

Michelle Mood

Pashmina Murthy

Sam Pack

Rima Sadek

Vernon Schubel

Wendy Singer

Yang Xiao

Kai Xie

Patricia Yu

Hao Zhou

Yan Zhou

Chengjuan Sun

Emeriti

Joseph Adler

Ruth Dunnell

Victoria Grimaldo

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