Lex Lu

Associate Professor, History

LexLu@clarku.edu

Professor Lu received a B.A. from East China Normal University in 2006, an M.A. from East China Normal University in 2010, and an M. Phil. and Ph.D. in 2013 and 2016 from Syracuse University. He has been at Clark since 2016.

Professor Lu specializes in East Asian history and gender studies. His research focuses on the changing conceptualization of political masculinity and male beauty standards. His forthcoming book, Appearance Politics: Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China (Cornell University Press), explores the role that physical appearance has played in Chinese political culture. Professor Lu teaches classes on Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and global histories, and in the history of beauty and fashion.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in History, Syracuse University, 2016
- M.Phil. in History, Syracuse University, 2013
- M.A. in History, East China Normal University, 2010
- B.A. in History, East China Normal University, 2006
Affiliated Department(s)
- History Department
Scholarly and Creative Works
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- Reviews, Abstracts, Pamphlets
  
  Review of Physiognomy in Ming China: Fortune and the Body, by Xing Wang
  
  the International Journal of Divination and Prognostication
  
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  2024
  
  Brill
  
  Lex Lu
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  The Manchu Court and the Masculine Ideal: The Yongzheng Emperor’s Secret Personnel Files
  
  Late Imperial China
  
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  2022
  
  Lex Jing Lu
Awards & Grants
- Fellowships for Higher Education of Present and Perspective Teachers
  
  Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation
  
  Nov. 1, 2024
- The Higgins School of Humanit, Major Research Grants
  
  Clark University
  
  Jun. 1, 2024

Lex Lu

Degrees

Affiliated Department(s)

Scholarly and Creative Works

Awards & Grants