Kay Duffy

Kay Duffy is an Assistant Professor of Premodern Sinitic Poetry at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the ritualized practice of literary composition in early medieval China, particularly during the spring festival of purification celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month.

• Role: Faculty Adviser
• Key Research: Transformation of riverside festivals into court celebrations, communal bonds among elites, and paratextual functions of literary prefaces.