Shutong Liu

MPhil Student

Supervisor: Alain George
College: Linacre College

Research Interests: Ilkhanid and Timurid manuscripts, cultural exchange between Iran and China, material culture of the Silk Road

Education:
2019-Present: University of Oxford, MPhil in Islamic Art and Archaeology, Oxford
2018-2019: Courtauld Institute of Art, MA in History of Art, London (Distinction) Special Option: Strolling Isfahan: Masters, Merchants and Monarchs Dissertation Title: New Approaches to Safavid Manuscript Production
2014-2018: University of St Andrews, MA (Hons) Art History, Scotland Dissertation: Chinese Landscape Elements in Ilkhanid Manuscripts

Awards & Grants:
2019: Linacre College Conference Travel Grant
2019: Honourable Mention for the Best Paper Award, Symposia Iranica
2018: Dean’s List 2018, University of St Andrews

Publication:
"Chinese Landscape Elements in 14th-Century Persian Illustrations: Sources, Adaptations and Perceptions", Persica 26 (2018): 37-62.