Faculty Bio

Xiaoming Chen

Professor in the Department of History

Education

• B.A., Beijing Second Institute of Foreign Languages
• M.A., Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
• Ph.D., The Ohio State University

About

Xiaoming Chen teaches courses on the history of Asian countries and regions, including China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

His book, From the May Fourth Movement to Communist Revolution: Guo Moruo and the Chinese Path to Communism, was published by State University of New York (SUNY) Press and has been in print in paperback since 2008. 

Chen also has published articles on the May Fourth period (1915–1925) in modern Chinese history.

Areas of Interest/Expertise

• Chinese intellectual history
• History of Asian countries and regions

Publications / Presentations

• From the May Fourth Movement to Communist Revolution: Guo Moruo and the Chinese Path to Communism