Mara Yue Du headshot
Current Member

Mara Yue Du

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship for Assistant Professors

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

East Asian History

Home Institution

Cornell University
Mara Yue Du is interested in legal and political culture of late imperial and modern China (1600–present), Sino-foreign relations, Chinese communities overseas, and global circulation of social Darwinism. While at IAS, Du is completing a book manuscript tentatively titled “China: From a Nationless State to a Nation Defined by State.”

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

New York University
Ph.D.
2017

Appointments

Cornell University
2018
Assistant Professor
New York University
2017–2018
Visiting Assistant Professor