WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF ANDREW DAVID FIELD
Dr. Field in Shanghai, taken in 2017
Andrew Field earned a B.A. in Asian Studies at Dartmouth College (1991) and a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University (2001). He currently serves as Associate Professor of Chinese History at Duke Kunshan University, where he teaches courses on Ancient Chinese History and Thought, the History of Shanghai, “China in the World”, and “Sounds and the Chinese City: Live Music Scenes in China”.
He has published several books including Shanghai’s Dancing World: Cabaret Culture and Urban Politics (2010), Mu Shiying: China’s Lost Modernist (2014), and Shanghai Nightscapes: A Nocturnal Biography of a Global City (co-authored with James Farrer, 2015).
Dr. Field is also a producer and director of independent documentary films with a focus on contemporary creative cultures and communities in China. His film Down: Indie Rock in the PRC (2012), co-produced with Jud Willmont, has screened at film festivals and academic conferences worldwide.
Andrew’s email: shanghaidrew@gmail.com