Areas of Expertise
- Islamic History
- History of Transportation
- Historical Geography
- Infrastructure and Institutions
- Digital Humanities
Education
- M. A. in Social Sciences, University of Chicago, 2020
- M.A. in Eurasian Studies, Nazarbayev University, 2018
Article:
(forthcoming) Wang, Di. "The Unofficial Russo-Qing Trade in Northern Xinjiang and the Eastern Kazakh Steppe in the First Half of the 19th Century," Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 68, 5-6 (2025): 485-513. doi:10.1163/15685209-12341650
Digital Mapping Project:
Wang, Di. Mapping the Steppe: Caravan Routes, Nature, and Human Geography as Depicted in Shoqan Valikhanov’s Travel Writing. 2020.