Dr. Vivienne Guo

Biography

Vivienne Xiangwei Guo is a historian specializing in modern China. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Peking University and her master’s degree from the London School of Economics. Dr. Guo completed her doctoral research in history at King’s College London. From 2014 to 2016, she worked as a Research Associate in Modern Chinese History at the University of Cologne and later served as a Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at the University of Exeter. In September 2021, Dr. Guo returned to King’s College London, continuing her contributions to the field. Her research focuses on the intellectual, political, and cultural history of modern China, particularly the history of China's intellectual elites during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She has published significant works, including her monograph "Women and Politics in Wartime China" (2018) and "Negotiating Chinese Federation" (2022). Currently, Dr. Guo is working on a project funded by BA/Leverhulme titled 'New Self, New World:', which examines the influence of French language among Chinese intellectuals in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She teaches a range of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, covering critical periods of China’s transformation from imperial state to the People’s Republic.

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