Bender was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1955 and was raised in small towns in Ohio. He is an associate professor of Chinese literature and folklore at The Ohio State University. He teaches courses on Chinese oral performance and ethnic minority folk literature and poetry. Among his recent publications is The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature, co-edited with Victor Mair. [Read 12]
Bender was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1955 and was raised in small towns in Ohio. He is an associate professor of Chinese literature and folklore at The Ohio State University. He teaches courses on Chinese oral performance and ethnic minority folk literature and poetry. Among his recent publications is The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature, co-edited with Victor Mair. [Read