Dissertation project
“East Asian Landscapes and Legitimation: Localizing Political and Religious Authority in China and Adjoining Empires”
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata, Prof. Dr. Flemming Christiansen
Research focus
- Architecture, Spatial Meaning and Ideology
- Water Culture in East Asia
- Religious history of post-Song dynastic China
- Religious history of premodern Vietnam
Personal profile
Academic career
| 2022–present | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Religious Studies at Leipzig Univesity |
| 2014–2018 | Member of research staff at the Asian-Orient-Institute for Sinology and Korean Studies at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Assistant to Jun.-Prof. HUANG Fei; One-month fieldwork regarding water temples in Sichuan, China |
| 2012–2014 | Research Assistant in Cultural Management at the LWL-Museum of Archaeology Herne. Westfalian State Museum |
| 2009–2012 | Student Research Assistant for the discussion section of the courses “Introduction into Religious Studies” and “Basic Concepts of Religious Studies”, Chair of Religious Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum |
Education
| 2012 | M.A. in Chinese Philosophy and History and Religious Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 2011 | Two months fieldwork in preparation for the master thesis in Luoyang, China |
| 2010 | B.A. in Sinology and Religious Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum |
Presentations
| 2017 | “Vietnam: Der lange Marsch der Neo-Konfuzianer” [‚Vietnam: The Long March of the Neo-Confucians‘], Mittagsforum. Faculty of East Asian Studies. Ruhr-University Bochum. 15.11.2017 “Bücher statt Charisma. Über Religion und Macht im alten Vietnam.” [‚Books in Place of Charisma. About Religion and Power in Ancient Vietnam ‘] Vietnam Entdecken. SMAC State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz. 10.04.2017 “Methodik der Architekturanalyse” [‚Methodology of Architecture Analysis‘]. Methodenworkshop. Arbeitskreis Mittelbau und Nachwuchs (AKMN) der Deutschen Vereinigung für Religionswissenschaft (DVRW). 30.–31.03.2017 |
| 2016 | “Religionen und die Staatsordnung im alten Vietnam” [‚Religions and State System in Ancient Vietnam‘]. LWL-Museum of Archaeology Herne. Westfalian State Museum. 15.12.2016 |
| 2015 | “How the Sociology of Spaces Can Help to Show Social Change in Chinese Temples” 空間社會學如何有助於展示中國寺院的社會變革. More Bonds Than Boundaries: The Diverse Roles and Functions of East Asian Temples and Shrines. Shanghai, China. 03.–05.08.2015. Funded by the DAAD Kongress- und Vortragsreisenprogramm “Buddhism and Violence” (Introduction to Buddhism), “The Methodology of the Sociology of Spaces and Chinese Temple Reconstruction” (Research Methodolgy) ERASMUS STAFF TEACHING ASSIGNMENT (STA). Ghent University, Belgium. 16.–19.03.2015 |
| 2013 | “Multilocality in China and Vietnam: Decoration and Incorporation” Deutscher Orientalistentag 2013. Münster. 23.–27.09.2013 “The Invasion is Over! Self-Reassessment Through Historical Adjustment” Käthe Hamburger Kolleg Summer School 2013 (Scholarship). Ruhr-Universität Bochum. 03.–10.07.2013 |
Honors
| 2017–2020 | Doctoral scholarship at the Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr granted by Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR) |