Introduction
After studying history as an undergraduate, I completed my MPhil and DPhil (2022) in Chinese Studies at Oxford with time spent at Peking University and National Taiwan University along the way. Prior to coming to Queen’s in October 2024, I was a researcher at National Taiwan Central Library (2022) in Taipei and Lee Kai Hung Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Manchester China Institute (2023-24). I also worked as a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Manchester (2023-24), where I taught courses on modern Chinese literature, East Asian visual culture and Japanese imperial history.
Research
My research looks at the Japanese Empire and its legacy in China and Taiwan. I am currently completing my first monograph, which looks at women’s writing, gendered citizenship, colonial history and translation politics in Taiwan from 1930 to the present day. Whilst at Queen’s, I am also beginning work on a new project exploring cultures of scarcity during the Sino-Japanese war (1937-45).