Melissa Van Wyk | Center for East Asian Studies

Melissa Van Wyk Areas of Study:

Committee on Japanese Studies Committee on Theater and Performance Studies Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Office: Wb 301I Phone: (773) 834-1847 Email Interests:

Kabuki, early modern theater and performance, misemono spectacle shows, print and visual culture, disability studies, performance studies, and intersections between literature, theater, science, technology and medicine.

Director of Undergraduate Studies (WI26 to SP26), Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature, the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations,

Professor Van Wyk's research focuses on early modern theater and performance, misemono spectacle shows, print and visual culture, disability studies, performance studies, and intersections between literature, theater, science, technology and medicine.