Asian & Middle East Studies Faculty

Director

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 Women's & Gender Studies

Faculty

Name	Contact	Department or Center
Jianhua Bai Robert A. Oden Jr. 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
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
Zachary Hershey Visiting Assistant Professor of History Areas of Expertise Frontier history, East Asian environmental history, Serbi-Mongolic languages and linguistics	Campus Address Oden Hall 423 Phone Number (740) 427-5206 Email hershey2@kenyon.edu	History
Brad Hostetler Assistant 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
Maria Mendonca Associate Professor of Music	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, Chinese rural development, political economy of development, women in politics, globalization.	Campus Address Oden Hall 219 Phone Number (740) 427-5429 Email moodm@kenyon.edu	Political Science International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Jud Murray Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Areas of Expertise Chinese religions, early Chinese thought, comparative thought and religions	Campus Address O'Connor House 205 Phone Number (740) 427-5275 Email murray6@kenyon.edu	Religious 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 Women's & Gender 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) 427-5888 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
Wael Salam Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic	Campus Address Ascension Hall 022 Phone Number (740) 427-5468 Email salam1@kenyon.edu	Modern Languages & Literatures
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 Associate Provost 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	History Asian and Middle East Studies International Studies Islamic Civilizations and Cultures
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
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 Associate 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