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Cynthia Brokaw is the Chen Family Professor of China Studies, Professor of History, and Professor of East Asian Studies at Brown University. Her research focuses on the history of the book in late imperial China, emphasizing how textual knowledge was transmitted to non-elite populations and its political/social impacts. She has held fellowships at prestigious institutions like the National Humanities Center and St. John's College, Cambridge.
Education: PhD in History from Harvard University (1984), MA (Harvard, 1974), BA (Wellesley, 1972). Research areas include Ming/Qing dynasties, print culture, woodblock publishing, and regional publishing networks. Notable works include Commerce in Culture (2007) and The Ledgers of Merit and Demerit (1991). She teaches courses on Chinese political thought, urban culture, and gender relations.
- Office: 202 Peter Green
- Research Interests: Book dissemination networks, cultural integration via texts, and the role of print in social change
Awards include the CLIO Teaching Award and multiple NEH grants. Active in professional societies like the Association for Asian Studies and American Historical Association.
