East Asian Studies

Andrew Chittick
E. Leslie Peter Professor of East Asian Humanities
Ph.D., University of Michigan
chittiab@eckerd.edu
Miller 104
727.864.8458

Professor Chittick is in charge of the East Asian Studies program and an active promoter of language learning and study abroad. He teaches courses in Chinese and Japanese history, cultural traditions, philosophy, and art. Professor Chittick’s research focus is the culture of early south China and maritime trade relations with Southeast Asia. He runs the Asia & Environment Initiative which engages students in summer fieldwork on contemporary environmental issues in Japan, China, and Indonesia. Other interests include Asian food cultures, Silk Road and maritime archaeology, and global comparative and spatial history. Professor Chittick is a recent holder of major fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study and is the author of Patronage and Community in Medieval China and The Jiankang Empire in Chinese and World History.

Jing Shen
Professor of Chinese Language and Literature
Ph.D., Washington University of St. Louis
shenj@eckerd.edu
Sheen Annex 107
727.864.7975

Professor Shen teaches Chinese language and a variety of topics in traditional Chinese fiction, women’s studies, and film.