Faculty

Professor and Chair of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Rachel McDermott

rmcdermo@barnard.edu

212-854-5416
Professor of Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures (On leave Spring 2026)

David (Max) Moerman

dmoerman@barnard.edu

212-854-5540
Assistant Professor

Nicholas Bartlett

nbartlet@barnard.edu

(212) 854-2125
Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Matthew L. Keegan

mlkeegan@barnard.edu
Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Lili Xia

lxia@barnard.edu

Professor of Professional Practice in English, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, and Comparative Literature

Hisham Matar

hmatar@barnard.edu

212-854-2116
Term Assistant Professor

Nathanael Shelley

nps2104@columbia.edu

Language Instructors

Term Lecturer

Hwanhee Kim

hwkim@barnard.edu
Term Associate of Chinese

Danwei Li

dli@barnard.edu

Professor Xia smiles gently at the camera. She is wearing a pale green-gray blazer with a white shirt underneath. Her medium length hair is half up and half down. She is wearing a necklace with a silver chain and pale green stone. Behind her is wood painted pale green.

Lili Xia

Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Department:

Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures

lxia@barnard.edu

W 4:30pm-6:30pm