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Michelle L. Hauk

Michelle L. Hauk

Field: Japanese History
Advisors: Gregory Pflugfelder & Paul Kreitman
Email: mlh2210@columbia.edu

Michelle L. Hauk’s research explores the social, cultural, and material history of domestic architecture in Japan through the lens of water and water-related technologies. Her research on water combines her interest in urban and architectural history with the histories of technology, everyday life, and gender and family dynamics in Japan. Before entering the Ph.D. program at Columbia University, Michelle taught design studio and architectural history at the Sam Fox School of Art & Design at Washington University in St. Louis, including a history seminar on Women in Architecture. Michelle earned an M.Arch and MSAS at Washington University in St. Louis in 2015 and received her BA in studio art and East Asian studies from Kalamazoo College.

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Tenggeer Hao

Tenggeer Hao

Field: Chinese Literature and Cinema
Advisor: Ying Qian
Email: t.hao@columbia.edu

Tenggeer Hao is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees respectively from the School of Chinese Language and Literature of Beijing Normal University and the Critical Asian Humanities Program at Duke University. He focuses on Chinese film studies, film and media theory, and comparative philosophy between the Yijing philosophy, Kantian-Hegelian idealism, and contemporary philosophy of mind. His dissertation, “The Heart-Mind Medium: Towards A Yin-Yang Philosophy of Media,” aims to construct a philosophy of media using concepts of the Yijing philosophy and articulate the philosophical foundation of its methodology.

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Palden Gyal

Palden Gyal

Field: Tibetan Buddhism and Sino-Tibetan History
Advisor: Gray Tuttle
Email: palden.gyal@columbia.edu

Palden Gyal is a doctoral student in Sino-Tibetan history and Tibetan Buddhism. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from Duke University (NC) and an M.A. in philosophy of religion and Buddhist studies from Harvard Divinity School (MA). Palden’s research interests lie broadly at the intersections of religion, ethics, and political philosophy. His dissertation project focuses on the practices of governance, the political and institutional history of Tibetan communities in the Sino-Tibetan borderlands from the 18th to the 20th century.

Personal website:  https://pal-den-gyal.com/

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