معرفی
Lina Nie is an Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University. Her work focuses on premodern China, Japan, the Mongol Empire, and maritime East Asia, emphasizing transregional and comparative approaches to diplomacy, empires, and international relations. She teaches courses on world history, nomadic cultures, and East Asian diplomatic interactions.
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Hong Kong (Japanese Studies & Chinese History, First Honor)
- MA in Regional Studies (East Asia) via Harvard Yenching Fellowship
- PhD in History, University of Southern California
Research Interests: Dr. Nie explores how premodern East Asian states and empires constructed diplomatic narratives across linguistic and geographic boundaries. Her current book project examines 11th-15th century diplomatic exchanges among China, Japan, Korea, and the Mongols, challenging national historiography frameworks. She employs multilingual sources to analyze concepts like nation-states, ethnicity, and international order through a transregional lens.
Awards & Fellowships:
- Yenching Institute Fellowship (Harvard University)
- Middle Period Conference Grants (Yale University)
- USC-Huntington Early Modern Institute Dissertation Fellowship
Publications: Works appear in Journal of Song-Yuan Studies, Bulletin of Ming-Qing Studies, and Monumenta Nipponica.
