On August 16, 2018 Michael Naparstek (Ph.D. Chinese) successfully defended his dissertation, "Figuring on Salvation: The Demonic Savior Wang Lingguan and the Power of Presence in Daoist Ritual and Image at the Ming Court,” (Mark Meulenbeld, Advisor).
This semester Michael will be teaching in the Religious Studies Department at UW-Madison.
Congratulations!