Assistant Professor
Email: ag158@nyu.edu
Room 938
Office Phone: +86 (21) 20595072
Anna Greenspan is assistant professor at NYU Shanghai. She holds an MA and PhD from Warwick University (UK) and a BA from the University of Toronto. Greenspan’s research interests are in continental philosophy, cyberculture, and urban Asia. Her books include India and the IT Revolution: Networks of Globalization (Palgrave, 2005) and Shanghai Future: Modernity Remade (Hurst/Oxford University Press, 2014). Greenspan is a cofounder of the Shanghai Studies Society (shanghaistudies.net) and Hacked Matter (hackedmatter.com).
Research Interests
- Continental philosophy
- Urban Asia
- Cyberculture
Courses Taught
- Global Connections
- Internship Seminar and Fieldwork
- Intro to Digital Media: Chinese Cyberculture
- Special Topics in Digital Humanities: Street Food & Urban Farming
Education
- PhD, Philosophy
University of Warwick, 2000 - MA, Continental Philosophy
University of Warwick, 1996 - University of Toronto, 1994