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Michael Puett is the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology with a joint appointment in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. He joined the faculty in 1994, having earned his M.A. in 1987 and Ph.D. in 1994 from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. Puett's research focuses on historical anthropology in China and the interplay between ritual and social theory, exploring how these frameworks can enrich contemporary discussions in anthropology and beyond. He has authored significant works, including 'Ambivalence Creation: Debates Innovation Artifice Early China' and 'Become God: Cosmology, Sacrifice, Self-Divinization Early China', and has collaborated on 'Ritual Consequences: Essay Limits Sincerity' alongside prominent scholars in the field. His dedication to teaching has been recognized with multiple awards, such as the Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize and the Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award. One of his courses, 'Classical Chinese Ethical Political Theory', stands out as one of the highly enrolled undergraduate offerings at Harvard.
Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology with a joint appointment in East Asian Languages and Civilizations.
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).