Tani Barlow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) |
| Title | George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History, gender studies, China |
| Institutions | Rice University |
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.
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]