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Leo Ching

Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708-0414
2204 Franklin Center, Room 227, Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


His research interests include colonial discourse studies, postcolonial theory, Japanese mass culture, and theories of globalization and regionalism. He has published in boundary 2, positions and Public Culture.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2020 - Present Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dean of the Arts & Humanities · 2024 - Present Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published June 14, 2024
Leo Ching to Lead Humanities and the Arts for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Published February 11, 2022
The Many Meanings of Decolonization
Published April 17, 2020
Trinity College Honors 11 for Teaching, Leadership, Diversity

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Recent Publications


Archipelagic Asias: Fluid Perspectives and Oceanic Methodologies

Journal Article Verge: Studies in Global Asias · September 1, 2024 Full text Cite

Voices from Cheju (Jeju): Towards an Archipelagic Imagination

Journal Article Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus · July 21, 2023 The essay profiles five artists and activists from Cheju Island and narrates their work and commitment to keeping the legacies of the vi cti ms of the i nfamous Chej u 4. 3 Inci dent al i ve i n publ i c di scourse. Thei r acti vi sm, embedded i n l ocal h ... Cite

The new “Great Game”? Decolonizing wargames in the era of China’s rise

Journal Article Inter-Asia Cultural Studies · January 1, 2023 The “new” Great Game suggests that, like the imperial competition of the past, we are witnessing a trans-imperial moment whereby Japan and China are vying for hegemony in East Asia. This is a new moment because East Asia, unlike Europe, has never had two c ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Supporting the Arts in Trinity College

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Mary Duke Biddle Foundation · 2025 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, San Diego · 1994 Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles · 1988 M.A.
Occidental College · 1985 B.A.