Xinyi Xu

Ph. D. Student

Advisor: Kathrin Levitan
Email: [[xxu12]]
Current Research: History of Emotion, Modern Britain

Bio

Xinyi graduated with a B.A. in History from Renmin University of China in 2019 and earned a double master’s degree in Medical History and Humanities from the University of York and in World History from Renmin University of China in 2022. Before attending William & Mary, Xinyi worked at Elsevier. Xinyi plans to study cultures of death and mourning in Britain from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, placing British death culture within a global context of emotions.