Name
YANG, Yi
Degree
Ph.D. in History and East Asian Languages
Status
Assistant Professor
Research Topic
Historiography, Nationalism, and Ethnic Identity: Writing and Rewriting of the Song and the Northern Regimes
This project investigates the possibility of proto-nationalism in premodern society by examining Song-dynasty historical narratives concerning northern nomadic and hunting peoples and their regimes. At the same time, it focuses on the context of academic exchanges between China and Japan in the early twentieth century, during the formative period of modern historical scholarship, to elucidate how the history of Song interactions with northern peoples was reinterpreted and reconstructed, and how it became an intellectual resource that contributed to the formation of national consciousness and nationalism in modern China.
Education and Academic Employment
Education
| 2026 | Ph.D. History and East Asian Languages, Harvard University |
| 2017 | M.A. East Asian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2014 | B.A. Public Administration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Fields of Research Interests
Nationalism, Historical Narrative, Historiography, Intellectual History
Academic Publications
(Under preparation)
Other Interests
Sports, Travel, Games, Cats, Music
Affiliated Academic Organizations
Association for Asian Studies
