| Academic Discipline/Fields Social sciences, journalism and information Field Social and behavioural sciences, Humanities, Languages Area of specialisation Sinology, East-Asia studies, history Research interests Economic, social and cultural history of China and East Asia China's and Asia's integration into global networks Trade and cultural exchange within Asia and between China and the West The history of China's foreign relations, in particular its overseas relations Aspects of the history of technology and science (e.g., history of medicine, water engineering projects, porcelain manufacturing and the history of their reception) Inscriptions, especially grave inscriptions, trade and commercial inscriptions Graves and burial culture in Ancient China History of the Wudai period (10th cent.), Song Dynasty (10th – 13th cent.) and the late Ming through the Qing Dynasty (17th – 19th cent.) Contemporary history (economics & politics, integration into the global market) Distinctions and Awards Director of Research at the Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC), McGill University, Canada, since 2009 Interested in Lectures, Management position, Membership in scientific bodies, Professorship World history, cross-cultural interaction Languages Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish |
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