Faculty Profile - Lei Wang
Lei Wang
he/him
Visitng Faculty, School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Email: [email protected]
Office: LOH 233
Phone: 616-331-9545
Bio
I am a Visiting Faculty at Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Grand Valley State University. As a historian of modern China and Japan, my research focuses on propaganda, popular culture, and political mobilization. I teach courses in history, Asian studies, religion, and Chinese language. My current projects examine how the Chinese Communist Party used stage drama as propaganda during the revolutionary period and Chinese media responses to the Sino-Vietnamese conflict.
Areas of Interest
Early Modern and Modern Chinese History (17th century to the present); Early Modern and Modern Japanese History (17th century to the present); History of Religion; World History; History of Popular Culture; History of Propaganda; Military History; Mandarin Chinese at All Levels
Education
2003 Bachelor of Arts, English Linguistics and Literature, Shenyang Institute of Technology
2013 Master of Education, Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Liaoning Normal University
2017 Master of Arts, History, The University of Toledo
2023 Ph.D., History, The University of Toledo
Publications
Revolution on Stage: Communist Dramas in China, 1927-1949, Journal of Chinese Military History. Online Publication Date: October 16, 2025