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Eugenia Lean is Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University's Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures and serves as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Her distinguished academic career at Columbia began in 2002 after teaching at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Education:
- BA from Stanford University (1990)
- MA from University of California, Los Angeles (1996)
- PhD from University of California, Los Angeles (2001)
Professor Lean specializes in modern Chinese history with particular expertise in the history of science and technology, gender studies, and the history of affect. Her research explores the intersections of industrial development, consumer culture, mass media, and emotional politics in late imperial and modern China, with a focus on Republican-era China. She approaches Chinese history through critical theory frameworks and contributes significantly to historiographical debates in East Asian studies.
Her publications reveal a strong focus on vernacular industrialism, intellectual property regimes, and the cultural dimensions of scientific and technological development in China. The works demonstrate a consistent interest in how local Chinese actors engaged with global scientific and industrial knowledge while developing distinctive approaches to manufacturing, branding, and knowledge production. Her scholarship bridges traditional historical methods with insights from gender studies, science and technology studies, and cultural history.
Scientific Awards:
- John K. Fairbank prize for the best book in modern East Asian history (2007)
- Faculty Mentoring Award for faculty in Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2013-2014)
- Institute for Advanced Studies fellowship (2017-2018)
- National Endowment of the Humanities fellowship (2017-2018)
- Featured in "Top Young Historians," History News Network (fall 2008)
Professor Lean has supervised numerous graduate students at Columbia and received recognition for her exceptional mentorship. Her research has been supported by prestigious fellowships including those from the Institute for Advanced Studies and the National Endowment for the Humanities. As Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, she leads one of the premier centers for East Asian studies in the United States, fostering interdisciplinary research and academic exchange.
