Tani Barlow is a scholar of feminism, postcoloniality, and history in Asia and most specifically in China.
She is the T.T.
and W.F.
Chao Professor of History and director of the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University.
Formerly, Barlow was a professor of history and women studies at the University of Washington.
She is known for her research on Chinese feminism.Barlow edits the journal positions: east asia cultures critique, for which she received the 1995 Best New Journal Award, the 2009 Best Special Issue Award and the 2011 Best Special Issue Award from The Council of Editors of Learned Journals of the Modern Language Association.