Pierre-Emmanuel Roux

Pierre-Emmanuel Roux is a historian specializing in East Asia, holding a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg from December 2013 to March 2014. His academic background includes multiple degrees in History, Chinese Studies, and Korean Studies from prestigious institutions in Paris, including Sorbonne University and INALCO. His doctoral research at EHESS focused on the proscription of Catholicism in East Asia during the early modern period.

His educational journey comprises:

• Ph.D. in History, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, 2013
• M.A. in Korean Studies, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), Paris, 2007
• M.A. in Chinese Studies, INALCO, Paris, 2006
• B.A. in Korean Studies, INALCO, Paris, 2005
• M.A. in History, Sorbonne Paris-IV University, 2003
• B.A. in Chinese Studies, INALCO, Paris, 2002
• B.A. in History, Sorbonne Paris-IV University, 2000

Roux's research centers on the history of Christianity and law in East Asia, with a particular emphasis on the interactions among China, Korea, and Japan, as well as the broader encounters between Europe and East Asia from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. His dissertation, "The Anti-Christian Trinity: An Essay on the Proscription of Catholicism in China, Korea and Japan (17th-19th Centuries)", exemplifies his comparative approach to regional religious history. During his fellowship at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg, he worked on two book projects derived from his dissertation, focusing on the proscription of Catholicism in late imperial China and the birth of the Korean Catholic Church.

His notable publication includes the monograph La Croix, la baleine et le canon: La France face à la Corée au milieu du XIXe siècle (2012), which was awarded the Auguste Pavie Prize by the Académie des Sciences d’outre-mer. Additionally, while pursuing his doctorate, he served as a graduate teaching assistant for Korean language and civilization at INALCO, Paris-7 University, and the École normale supérieure of Lyon.

His awards include:

• Auguste Pavie Prize from the Académie des Sciences d’outre-mer (2012)