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Professor Johnson, Kendall Albert 莊競滔
Title:
Professor
Programme Director (American Studies)
Head, School of English
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Faculty:
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Professor Johnson, Kendall Albert 莊競滔
Title:
Professor
Programme Director (American Studies)
Head, School of English
Department:
Faculty:
Research Interests:(click to check for cognate researchers)
- China and the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
- Law and U.S. literature
- Relationship between commerce and literature
- Anthropology and literature
- Visual aesthetics
- Postcolonial theory
- Urban studies
- History of the novel
- Race studies
- Native American literatures
- History of literary theory, criticism, and cultural studies
- American literature and studies, colonial through early‐twentieth centuries
Also Cited As:
Johnson, Kendall
Johnson, K
Biography
Dr Johnson holds degrees from the University of Michigan (BA Hons) and the University of Pennsylvania (MA and PhD). Prior to joining the University of Hong Kong, Dr Johnson was an Associate Professor of Early American Literature at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-01 | Fulbright Fellowship: "The Image of Canton in Early American Literature": Fulbright Scholar Fellowship | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-06-01 | "Publishing China:
The First American Missionaries to China and Their Faith in the Printing Press": RGC's General Research Fund (GRF) | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-present | Member | Henry James Society |
| 2002-present | Member | American Studies Assocation (ASA) |
| 1999-present | Memeber | Modern Language Association (MLA) |
| 2014-present | Member | Association for Asian Studies |
Media Contact Directory
Area of Expertise:
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Visual aesthetics | |
| Transnational dimensions of the China Trade | |
| Race studies | |
| Postcolonial theory | |
| Native American literatures | |
| Law and literature | |
| History of the novel | |
| Colonial through early-twentieth centuries | |
| Anthropology and literature | |
| American literature |
Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English | 英語 |
Written Languages:
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English | 英文 |
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