Dorothy Y. Ko

Dorothy Y. Ko
高彦頤
Born1957
Hong Kong
EducationStanford University (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.)
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Dorothy Ko (Chinese: 高彦頤; pinyin: Gāo Yànyí; born 1957) is a Professor of History and Women's Studies at the Barnard College[1] of Columbia University.[2] She is a historian of early modern China, known for her multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional research. As a historian of early modern China, she has endeavored to engage with the field of modern China studies; as a China scholar, she has always positioned herself within the study of women and gender and applied feminist approaches in her work; as a historian, she has ventured across disciplinary boundaries, into fields that include literature, visual and material culture, science and technology, as well as studies of fashion, the body and sexuality.[3]

Prior to joining the faculty of Barnard and Columbia, Ko has taught at the University of California, San Diego and at Rutgers University. Ko's research has been supported by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, among others. She was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022.[4]

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  4. ^ "New Members". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-05-03.