Xue Zhang

Xue Zhang is an Assistant Professor of History at Reed College, affiliated with the Division of History and Social Sciences and the History Department. Her research focuses on early modern China, particularly cartography, science and technology, borderlands, and bureaucratic practices.

• Ph.D., Princeton University (2020)
• Joined Reed College in 2022
• Teaches courses on Chinese history and its global interactions
• Contributes to the Chinese Humanities program

Her research includes a book project combining political history, intellectual history, and the history of science to analyze Qing China’s policy shift in Xinjiang, a Muslim borderland in Inner Asia. A secondary project examines the role of low-ranking clerks in the Qing central government, highlighting their influence on imperial information flow. While specific publications are not listed, her peer-reviewed works have appeared in The Journal of Chinese History and Isis: A Journal of the History of Science.

At Reed, she engages in interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship, bridging historical analysis with broader humanities themes.