
Visiting Lecturer in Chinese Languages and Literatures
Spring 2025 Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:30-4:45
Menglan Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. Her dissertation investigates how photography redefined what was visible, sensible, and knowable in modern China. Menglan’s research explores modern and contemporary imaging technologies and techniques at the intersection of aesthetic, technical, and epistemic operations.