Professor Lu teaches classes on Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Asian American histories. His first scholarly monograph Appearance Politics: Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China (Cornell University Press, November 2024), explores the role that physical appearance has played in Chinese political culture. His second book project focuses on the history of aphrodisiacs in East Asia and its intricate relations with animal trade, environment, medicine, and fertility. He received a Ph.D. in 2016 from Syracuse University. He has been at Clark since 2016.
Lex Lu
Associate Professor, History
- About
- Scholarly and creative works
- Awards and grants
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
Scholarly and creative works
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Appearance Politics: Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China
2024NY -
Review of Physiognomy in Ming China: Fortune and the Body, by Xing Wang
the International Journal of Divination and Prognostication2024Brill -
The Manchu Court and the Masculine Ideal: The Yongzheng Emperor’s Secret Personnel Files
Published in Late Imperial China2022
Awards and grants
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Fellowships for Higher Education of Present and Perspective Teachers
Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation
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The Higgins School of Humanit, Major Research Grants
Clark University