Chinese Studies (MA) (120EC)
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Prof. dr. M. van Crevel
Maghiel van Crevel is a professor of Chinese language and literature at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. His research specialization lies in contemporary Chinese poetry. View his full profile here.
Prof. dr. A.T. Gerritsen
Anne Gerritsen is Professor Asian Art at Leiden University. Her research interests include material culture in history, food and food cultures in Asia and Europe, theory and methods of history, and gender. View her full profile here.
Dr. E.G. Paskaleva
Elena Paskaleva is assistant professor in critical heritage studies of Asia and Europe. Her current research focuses on the material culture of Central Asia, and in particular on the history and socio-political importance of Timurid architecture. View her full profile here.
Prof. dr. F.N. Pieke
Frank Pieke is professor at the Leiden Asia Center, Leiden University, and affiliated professor of Modern China Studies at the Institute for Area Studies. His fields of interest are Modern Chinese Studies, social anthropology and the Chinese Communist Party. View his full profile here.
Prof. dr. R.P.E. Sybesma
Rint Sybesma is a professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. His main research area is the syntax of the Sinitic and non-Sinitic languages of China. View his full profile here.