PhD in History - Asian History in Atlanta United States | Emory University

Emory University's doctoral program in South Asian and East Asian studies maintains highly competitive admissions. Each year, we welcome only a select group of exceptional candidates, offering them individualized mentorship and resources to foster tight-knit communities of distinguished scholars. Our department is renowned for combining rigorous academic training with cross-disciplinary engagement for graduate students.

The Asian History curriculum centers on colonialism, postcolonial theory, and modernity's formation. Our approach to modernity emphasizes diverse regional characteristics of early modern societies and how these unique cultural foundations shaped contemporary historical developments. This program offers unparalleled resources for exploring Asian history's regional diversity, global connections, and subaltern perspectives, creating unique opportunities to examine colonial and postcolonial experiences within current scholarly discussions throughout the global South.