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Dorothy Y. Ko is a Professor of History at Barnard College, with affiliations in the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies department. Her career spans teaching and research in gender, art, and technology in early modern China, as well as ecological farming. She has taught at the University of California at San Diego and Rutgers University prior to joining Barnard in 2001.
- Education: B.A., M.A., Ph.D. from Stanford University
Professor Ko's research explores the intersections of gender, material culture, and technological history in China, with a current focus on ecological farming. Her work integrates feminist theory and visual studies, addressing themes like women's roles in East Asia and the cultural significance of artifacts such as inkstones and bound feet.
Her accolades include the 2006 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize, finalist for the Morley Book Award, and membership in the Academia Sinica and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022). She has secured grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), and the American Council for Learned Societies.
Professor Ko has authored influential works such as Cinderella's Sisters and The Social Life of Inkstones, and co-edited The Birth of Chinese Feminism. Her expertise has been recognized in exhibitions and films, including a Kluge Chair appointment at the Library of Congress and a feature in the Berlinale film festival.
