Soonyi Lee

Soonyi Lee serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science at New York University, maintaining an active academic appointment as evidenced by her directory listing and functional university email contact.

Education:

• Ph.D. in History, New York University, 2014

Research Focus:

• Nationalism, Democracy, and Socialism in Twentieth-Century China
• Discourses of Civilization/Culture, Cosmopolitanism, and Regionalism in Modern East Asia
• Political Economy
• Transnational History of Radical Ideas and Movements

Her scholarship critically examines the interplay between localized political transformations and global ideological currents in modern East Asia, particularly investigating how revolutionary movements in China engaged with transnational networks of radical thought while negotiating cultural identity and regional dynamics. Dr. Lee's work bridges intellectual history, political economy, and postcolonial studies to analyze the construction of modern political subjectivities.