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Message from Chancellor Fox: One of UCSD’s greatest institutional strengths is the breadth and depth of faculty research on a range of important topics. Each month, Chancellor’s Corner will showcase cross-disciplinary faculty expertise in a specific area. I invite you to learn more about the work of these scholars, and I hope you share my pride in their achievements and their contributions to society.

CHINA

Norman Bryson, Professor of Visual Art
Bryson is an art historian and theorist. His current research and teaching focus on modern art in China and Japan, on photography, and on the philosophy of visual representation. More…
Joseph Esherick, Professor of History,
Hwei-chih and Julia Hsiu Professor of Chinese Studies

Esherick specializes in modern Chinese history, particularly the intersection of economic, social, and political history in China. In addition, his current work focuses on a family history, the Chinese revolution in northern Shaanxi, and the transition from empire to nation in China. More…
Nancy Guy, Associate Professor of Music
Guy is an ethnomusicologist who specializes in the study of East Asian music, especially the music, politics and culture of Taiwan and China. She has a long-standing interest in Peking opera. More…

Germaine Hoston, Professor of Political Science,
Adjunct Professor of International Relations and Pacific Studies

An expert on Chinese and Japanese politics, Germaine Hoston focuses her work on political and economic and political thought across national contexts. She is currently engaged in a study of the link between the development of civil societies and democratization in China and Japan. More….
Richard Madsen, Professor of Sociology,
Professor of Chinese Studies

Madsen is an internationally known authority on American culture, Chinese society, and the sociology of religion and politics. He has authored or co-authored 12 books including Popular China: Unofficial Culture in a Globalizing Society (co-editor) and China and the American Dream: A Moral Inquiry, More…
Barry Naughton, Professor,
Sokwanlok Chair in Chinese International Affairs

Naughton is an authority on the Chinese economy, with an emphasis on issues relating to industry, trade, finance, and transition to a market economy. Recent research focuses on regional economic growth in the Peoples Republic of China and the relationship between foreign trade and investment and regional growth. More…

Paul Pickowicz, Professor of History
Pickowicz specializes in 20th century Chinese history, Chinese rural communities, and Chinese cinema and society. His research and teaching deal with the history of political, social, and cultural change in China during both the Republican (1911-49) and PRC (1949-present) eras. More…
Susan Shirk, Professor of Political Science,
Research Director of the UC Institute
on Global Conflict and Cooperation

Shirk is a political scientist whose research focuses on Chinese politics and economics, Chinese foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, Northeast Asia (including North Korea) and U.S. policies toward Asia. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China in the Clinton Administration. More…

** To learn more about other campus faculty scholars and areas of expertise, please visit the searchable UCSD Faculty Experts Database at: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/facultyExperts/


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