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Joshua L. Freeman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Brown University. He specializes in Uyghur literature and cultural history, particularly focusing on the twentieth-century context of China and Central Asia. His research explores the connections between literary works, communal identity, ideology, and personal networks within socialist states. Freeman's interest lies in cross-border nation-building and literary translation, encompassing the intricacies of poetry in this cultural exchange. Prior to joining Brown, he was an assistant research fellow at the Institute of Modern History at Academia Sinica and has been a Princeton Society Fellow. Freeman completed his PhD in Inner Asian and Altaic Studies at Harvard University in 2019 and has spent seven years residing in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which has significantly shaped his research perspective. In addition to his scholarly work, he is an accomplished translator and has engaged with public scholarship for various prominent publications. His forthcoming monograph, 'Poetry Power: Uyghur National Culture in Twentieth-Century China', set to be published by Columbia University Press, examines the dynamic roles played by Uyghur literati in cultural transformation at the Sino-Soviet border. Freeman is also known for his recent translation of Uyghur poet Tahir Hamut Izgil's memoir, 'Waiting Arrested Night', which has garnered critical acclaim.
Department: Department of Economics