Chinese Studies (MA) (120EC)
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Prof. dr. A.T. Gerritsen
Anne Gerritsen is Professor Asian Art at Leiden University. Her research interests include material culture in history, food and food cultures in Asia and Europe, theory and methods of history, and gender. View her full profile here.

Prof.dr. Y. Zhang
Ying Zhang is a historian of late medieval and early modern China (14-18th c.). She is mostly interested in exploring the history of Chinese political institutions, literati culture, and gender and family. View her full profile page here.

Prof. dr. R.P.E. Sybesma
Rint Sybesma is a professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. His main research area is the syntax of the Sinitic and non-Sinitic languages of China. View his full profile here.

Dr. J. Wang
Jue Wang is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. Jue is a scholar of Chinese economy and Global Political Economy. View her full profile here.

Dr.mr. V.K.L. Chang
Vincent K.L. Chang is a university lecturer in history and international relations and a senior fellow at the Leiden Asia Centre. View his full profile here.

Prof. dr. F.N. Pieke
Frank Pieke is professor at the Leiden Asia Center, Leiden University, and affiliated professor of Modern China Studies at the Institute for Area Studies. His fields of interest are Modern Chinese Studies, social anthropology and the Chinese Communist Party. View his full profile here.

Prof. dr. M. van Crevel
Maghiel van Crevel is a professor of Chinese language and literature at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. His research specialization lies in contemporary Chinese poetry. View his full profile here.

Dr. S.S. Kharchenkova
Svetlana Kharchenkova is Assistant Professor at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. View her full profile here.

Dr. E.G. Paskaleva
Elena Paskaleva is assistant professor in critical heritage studies of Asia and Europe. Her current research focuses on the material culture of Central Asia, and in particular on the history and socio-political importance of Timurid architecture. View her full profile here.

Dr. R.J.E.H. Creemers
Rogier Creemers is a Lecturer in Modern Chinese Studies. View his full profile page here.