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Dr. Shumo Gan（Linhan Gan) earned his Ph.D in English Literature from Durham University. He teaches undergraduate courses in literature and academic English. His research focuses on Shakespeare, comparative literature, and East Asian philosophy; his research applies cross-cultrual and interdisciplinary approaches to explore the connections between literatutre, history, and thought. He has published several peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals, and has received research and teaching grants.
Shakespeare's history plays, psychoanalysis, comparative literature, East Asian philosophy.
‘Shakespeare’s Clarence: The Medieval Shell-shocked Soldier.’ Critical Survey, 2021, 33 (3).
‘Bound by Non-action: The Art of Not Doing in The Banquet and Prince of the Himalayas.; Shakespeare, 2023 19 (4).
‘Traumatography in Shakespeare’s First Tetralogy.’ Critical Survey, 2025, 37 (3).
‘Technology and Séance in Shakespeare's Early History Plays.’ Critical Survey, 37 (3).
‘Bound by Belief: The collapse of Bushido and the Rise of Faith in Ran.’ Shakespeare Bulletin. Forthcoming.
