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Henrietta Harrison is a Professor of Chinese History at the University of Oxford and Stanley Ho Tutorial Fellow at Pembroke College. She specializes in social and cultural history of modern China, focusing on everyday life, nationalism, and transnational interactions. Her research integrates micro-historical approaches with extensive fieldwork, including oral histories and village-level archival materials. She currently leads a project on the 1949 Communist Revolution in China, emphasizing ideological and experiential dimensions.
Her academic journey includes seminal works such as The Man Awakened from Dreams (2005), exploring rural life in North China, and The Missionary’s Curse (2013), analyzing Catholic communities in Shanxi. She has taught courses like 'China and the World' and 'History of Modern China,' emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives.
Research interests span Qing Dynasty to contemporary China, with particular attention to marginalized voices, religious history, and cross-cultural exchanges. Her work frequently bridges global and local scales, examining how imperial policies, missionary activities, and state campaigns impacted rural populations.
Supervision of doctoral students has yielded influential studies on topics ranging from 17th-century Pearl River Delta linguistics to the socio-political dynamics of the Maoist era. Her international collaborations and editorial work reflect a commitment to fostering global dialogue in historical scholarship.
