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Allison Bernard serves as MA Program Director and Lecturer in Discipline in Columbia University's Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, with office hours held Thursdays 3:00-5:00 pm in 414 Kent Hall.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD from Columbia University
- MA from Columbia University
- BA from Middlebury College
Dr. Bernard specializes in Chinese literature and culture, with research concentrated on Ming-Qing drama, print/theatrical cultures, and literature-history intersections. Her current book manuscript analyzes metatheatre in Kong Shangren's The Peach Blossom Fan, demonstrating how theatrical devices function as innovative historiography for 17th-century political narratives. Additional projects examine early-Qing playwrights Liao Yan and Xu Xi, visuality concepts in portrait-poetry, and imperial role typology in Chinese drama.
Her publication record centers on Chinese drama analysis, exemplified by her 2021 Journal of Chinese Oral & Performing Literature article exploring metatheatrical techniques in The Peach Blossom Fan. This work anchors broader scholarly trends connecting literary form, historical representation, and political discourse in early modern Chinese theater.
