Assistant Professor of Global China Studies at NYU Shanghai
Email: lms14@nyu.edu
Room: Room 1222
Office Phone: +86 (21) 20595127
Lena Scheen is Assistant Professor of Global China Studies at NYU Shanghai. Prior to joining NYU Shanghai, she taught at Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam. She holds a Ph.D. from Leiden University and was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the International Institute for Asian Studies. Scheen is a member of the Urban Knowledge Network Asia (UKNA).
Scheen’s research explores the social and cultural impact of China’s fast urbanization, focusing on Shanghai. Her publications include Shanghai Literary Imaginings: A City in Transformation (Amsterdam University Press, 2015) and the edited volume Spectacle and the City: Chinese Urbanities in Popular Culture and Art (AUP, 2013).
Research Interests
- Urbanization in China
- Shanghai history and culture
- Chinese literature
- Contemporary urban cinema and art
- Urban renewal
Courses Taught
- Global Orientations: Introduction to Contemporary China
- Shanghai Stories
- Growing Shanghai, Shrinking Detroit
- Global Connections
- Social and Cultural Debates in 20th Century China
Education
- PhD, Chinese Literature Leiden University, 2012
- MA, Chinese Studies Leiden University, 2004