Tani Barlow is an American historian. She is the George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Formerly, Barlow was a professor of history and women studies at the University of Washington and the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is known for her research on feminism in China.
Tani Barlow | |
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Nationality | American |
Title | George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History, gender studies, China |
Institutions | Rice University |
Barlow was professor of history and women studies at the University of Washington. She researched modern China with a particular focus on feminism in China.[1][2] She received the Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals in 1995 for her journal Positions: Asia critique.[1] In 2008, she published a co-edited volume entitled The Modern Girl around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization on Duke University Press.[3]
She is currently the George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities at Rice University.[4] In 2021, Barlow published In The Event of Women with Duke University Press.[5]