Andrew Field

Dr. Field (B.A. Dartmouth College, Ph.D. Columbia University) is a specialist in Chinese and East Asian languages, cultures, and history, with an expertise in the history of Shanghai. He teaches courses on Ancient Chinese History and Thought, Shanghai History, Modern Chinese History, and special courses on “Sounds in the City: Live Music Scenes in China” and “Documenting City Life.” He is the author of three books, Shanghai’s Dancing World: Cabaret Culture and Urban Politics (2010), Mu Shiying: China’s Lost Modernist (2014) and Shanghai Nightscapes: A Nocturnal Biography of a Global City (co-authored with James Farrer, 2015).

His independent documentary film, “Down: Indie Rock in the PRC” (co-produced with Jud Willmont, 2012) has been screened at film festivals and academic conferences worldwide. He has just completed a new documentary film “A Century of Jazz in Shanghai” (2021) which has begun limited screening in Shanghai. He has also published numerous articles in academic journals and edited volumes on the subject of historical and contemporary urban culture and society in China. He keeps an online journal at shanghaisojourns.net.

Andrew Field博士（文学学士毕业于达特茅斯学院，哲学博士毕业于哥伦比亚大学）是中国及东亚语言、文化和历史方面的专家，尤其专注于上海历史研究。他教授的课程包括《中国古代历史与思想》《上海历史》《中国近现代史》，以及“城市之声：中国的现场音乐场景”和“记录城市生活”等专题课程。他是三本专著的作者：《Shanghai’s Dancing World: Cabaret Culture and Urban Politics》（《上海舞界：夜总会文化与都市政治》，2010年出版）、《Mu Shiying: China’s Lost Modernist》（《穆时英：中国的失落现代主义者》，2014年出版）以及《Shanghai Nightscapes: A Nocturnal Biography of a Global City》（《上海夜景：全球都市的夜间传记》，与James Farrer合著，2015年出版）。

他的独立纪录片《Down: Indie Rock in the PRC》（《地下：中国的独立摇滚》，与Jud Willmont联合制作，2012年）已在世界各地的电影节和学术会议上展映。他的另一部新纪录片《A Century of Jazz in Shanghai》（《上海爵士百年》，2021年）刚刚完成，目前已开始在上海进行小范围放映。此外，他还在中国历史与当代城市文化和社会领域的学术期刊以及编辑文集中发表了多篇文章。他还运营一个在线日记网站 shanghaisojourns.net。