Congratulations, Dr. Hu!

On December 17, 2024, Hu Yi-fan successfully defended her doctoral dissertation at Aix-Marseille University (AMU). Her dissertation, titled “The Making of China’s Monuments and Sino-Foreign Interactions (1872-1936),” explores the Western influence on the construction and preservation of cultural heritage in modern China. In the nineteenth century, with the rise of archaeological discoveries and the expansion of imperialism, European and American scholars, travelers, and the public expressed ...