Distinguished Scholars

Chair Professor of Cultural History, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies

Areas of Expertise

• Chinese intellectual history

• Studies of Yijing and Its philosophy

• East Asian hermeneutic traditions and theories

• Intellectual history in late imperial China

Dean, Faculty of Humanities

Chair Professor of Cultural Studies, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies

Areas of Expertise

• International and Asia-based media and cultural studies

• Critical legal theory centering on human rights philosophy, ethics and politics

• Gender and sexuality studies related to media and visual culture

• Youth studies in transnational contexts

• Digital humanities for cultural diversity

• Cultural politics of race/ethnicity/migration

• Critical public health studies

Chair Professor of Chinese Language, Department of Chinese Language Studies

Areas of Expertise

• Buddhist Chinese (language of Chinese Buddhist text)

• Chinese historical philology

• Historical Chinese linguistics

Head, Department of English Language Education

Associate Dean, Graduate School

Areas of Expertise

• Multilingualism and mobility
• EMI in higher education
• (Digital) citizenship and identity studies
• Minority education
• Family language policy

Professor (Practice), Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies

Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Faculty of Humanities 

Areas of Expertise

• Language and gender

• English language education

• Textbook studies 

Professor (Practice), Department of Chinese Language Studies

Associate Dean (Quality Assurance and Enhancement), Faculty of Humanities

Areas of Expertise

• Language teacher education

• Chinese education 

• Teaching Chinese as a second language

Professor (Practice), Department of Chinese Language Studies

Areas of Expertise

• Chinese linguistics

• Teaching Chinese as a foreign language

• Chinese culture

Professor and Acting Head, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies

Areas of Expertise

• Romantic poetry

• Gothic fiction

• Travel literature

• Comparative literature

• Film studies