Jennifer Jay

Jennifer Jay, PhD is a Lecturer in the Department of History, Classics, and Religion at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts. Her primary affiliation is with the Faculty of Arts, located at 2-73 Tory (H.M.) Building on the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton, Alberta.

Her research focuses on cultural, intellectual, and political history of Tang, Song, Yuan, and modern China, with specializations in Chinese-Canadian studies and pre-modern Chinese drama. Current research projects include:

• Let Them Have the First and Last Words: The Social History of Eunuchs in China
• History and Drama in Traditional China
• The Myth and Reality of Collecting Human Bones and Repatriating Them to China: Another Part of Chinese Canadian History and Philanthropy, 1860-1949

Teaching interests include Chinese literature, history of Chinese philosophy, and film studies related to China and Taiwan. No specific grants or awards are listed in the provided materials.