Yusen Yu

Yusen Yu is a Junior Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, where he has been since 2019. His role focuses on Comparative Aesthetics and Art History. He holds affiliations with several research centers, including the Oxford Centre for Global History and the Oxford Centre for History of Science, Medicine and Technology.

Education: Yusen Yu pursued studies in History, Persian Studies, and Islamic Art History across China, Iran, and the UK, culminating in a PhD from Heidelberg University, Germany.

Research Interests: His work centers on the art and architecture of the Islamic world (medieval and early modern), with a focus on cross-cultural exchanges. Key projects include analyzing Chinese scrolls' reception in 15th-century Persianate regions and tracing European printing technologies' impact on Islamic book history. He also explores the cultural history of monies in Central Asia and the Indian Ocean world, as well as ecological dimensions of aesthetics, such as flora/fauna representation in Persian paintings.

Teaching and Academic Contributions: He teaches courses like 'Prelims FHS Approaches to History' and 'Technology and Culture in a Global Context' at the undergraduate level. His graduate supervision includes modules on the Global Middle Ages, emphasizing transnational and interdisciplinary approaches. No grants or formal advisees are explicitly listed in the provided text.

Labs/Teams: Active in multiple Oxford research hubs including the Oxford Centre for Global History (three listed affiliations) and the Oxford Centre for History of Science, Medicine and Technology. His regional specializations span Africa, the Middle East, Russia/Central Asia, and South Asia, with thematic expertise in cultural history, art history, and the history of science/technology.