Research Bio
Puck Engman is an assistant professor in the Department of History. Engman is a historian of China in the postwar era, with a particular emphasis on the history of socialism. Engman's research covers the socialist reorganization of state and society in the early People's Republic as well as the transition from socialism to capitalism towards the end of the twentieth century. As a member of the Maoist Legacy project, he helped build a digital archive which collects, curates, and translates documents on historical justice from the People’s Republic of China.
Research Expertise and Interest
history of socialism, social revolution, law and state, historical justice, political communication, bureaucratic process
Teaching
Special Topics in Asian History [HISTORY 100F - 002]
China: Twentieth-Century China [HISTORY 116D - 001]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 049]
Advanced Studies: Sources/General Literature of the Several Fields: Studies in Comparative History [HISTORY 280U - 002]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 007]