Overview
Kim Hunter Gordon is Assistant Professor of Chinese and Performance Studies at Duke Kunshan University Earning his PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2017, he studied the sheng role under Qian Zhenrong at the Jiangsu Kunju Theatre and qu singing practice with Xie Yufeng at Nanjing University. He is the current translator for the Jiangsu troupe and regularly sings on the avocational kunqu circuit in China and beyond. His research examines the historiography of kunqu and the dynamics of embodied practice and digital archival culture.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Chinese and Performance Studies at Duke Kunshan University
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2019 - Present
DKU Faculty
Assistant Professor of the Practice of DKU Studies at Duke University
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2023 - Present
DKU Studies
Education, Training & Certifications
University of London (United Kingdom) ·
2017
Ph.D.