Assistant Professor, Asian Studies
B.A., East China Normal University; M.A., Kyushu University; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Appointed In
2024
Office
Johnson Hall 404
Hours
M/W/F 11:00 - 12:00
Prof. Jingyi Li is a historian of early modern Japanese literature and culture.
Her research centers around Japanese popular literature, print culture, and cultural identity in the nineteenth century. Her current book project studies shogakai, calligraphy and painting gatherings of early modern Japan that connected the literati and amateurs to form a popular culture industrial network. She is also interested in book history, digital humanities methods, and the education of paleography.
At Oxy, Prof. Li teaches Japanese language, literature, and culture courses.