معرفی
Lili Xia serves as Assistant Professor of Premodern Chinese Literature at Barnard College, Columbia University, with office hours held Tuesdays 4:10–6:00pm in 317 Milbank Hall. Her institutional affiliation spans Columbia University’s Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures while maintaining primary appointment at Barnard College.
Her educational credentials include:
- BA in Classical Chinese Literature from Fudan University
- MA in Classical Chinese Literature from Fudan University
- PhD in East Asian Studies from Princeton University
Dr. Xia’s research centers on premodern Chinese literary traditions through interdisciplinary lenses, with core expertise in Sino-steppe cultural exchanges, memory studies, and digital humanities methodologies. Her current book project North against South in Middle Period China deconstructs monolithic narratives of Chinese cultural identity by analyzing Jurchen Jin-era literary production (1115–1234) as a counterpoint to Southern Song orthodoxy. This work innovatively combines art historical analysis, material culture studies, and digital network mapping to reveal China’s historical heterogeneity as a transcultural borderland.
Her publication pattern demonstrates consistent focus on Northern Song dynasty cultural politics, particularly spatial theory applications in literary analysis and historiographical deconstruction. Recent works exhibit strong methodological integration of digital humanities tools with traditional philological approaches, emphasizing how concepts like 'heterotopia' and 'cultural memory' reshape understanding of medieval Chinese intellectual landscapes.
Her scholarly recognition includes:
- Louis Frieberg Postdoctoral Fellowship (2023–24) at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Department of Asian Studies
While current advising activities and grant funding details remain unspecified in available materials, her research trajectory indicates active engagement with cross-disciplinary methodologies bridging literary studies, historical geography, and digital scholarship.
