Elise Huerta

Ann Arbor, MI

About

Elise Huerta is a cultural studies scholar and educator who specializes in modern and contemporary China. Her research explores the cultural politics of touch in modern Chinese literature, film, and visual culture. She holds a PhD in East Asian Languages & Cultures from Stanford University and a BA in Asian Languages & Cultures from the University of Michigan. Dr. Huerta currently serves as Editor of Education About Asia, the flagship pedagogy journal published by the Association for Asian Studies.