Yangming Chang, M.A.

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Yangming Chang received his undergraduate training in Economics before pursuing his longstanding interest in the ancient world. He subsequently earned his M.Litt. in Ancient History from Peking University (2020), specializing in the civilizations of the ancient Near East and Egypt. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Université catholique de Louvain, where his research focuses on ancient Elam, the civilization of southwestern Iran.

His doctoral dissertation examines the royal inscriptions and history of the Middle Elamite dynasties during the Late Bronze Age. His broader research interests include the modern reception of the civilizations of the ancient Near East, as well as comparative approaches to ancient political culture and the representation and expression of power.