Dr. Chun Chan

Biography

Chun Wa Chan is a Sessional Lecturer specializing in the intersection of Buddhist material culture and social identities in early East Asia. His research explores the portability of Buddhist art and the contested relationships between photobooks and cultural memories in postwar Japan. He has collaborated with prestigious institutions such as the Institute for Research in Humanities at Kyoto University, the National Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Asian Art, and the Smithsonian Institution. His notable publications include 'Portable Faith: Non-Site-Specific History of Buddhist Art in Japan,' featured in Ars Orientalis, and 'Fracturing Realities: Staging Buddhist Art in Domon Ken’s Photobook Murōji (1954),' published in Japan Review. Chan's works contribute significantly to the understanding of Buddhist art's enshrinement and mobility in Japan, with key studies published in respected journals.

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