About
Qian Liu is a first-year Ph.D. student in Italian Studies. As an enthusiast of modern and contemporary Italy, he is primarily interested in Italian fascist culture, Italian colonialism, postcolonial theories, identity and nation building, travel writings, migration studies, globalization, autobiographical memories, and Italy-China relations. Before coming to Ann Arbor, he earned a BA in Italian Studies from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (2016) as well as an MA in International Relations (field: Italy and Mediterranean) from the Ca’Foscari University of Venice (2018). He also worked several part-time internships in China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), AC Milan Junior Camp, and the Confucius Institute at the University of Venice.