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I am a cultural and intellectual historian of late medieval and early modern Europe (1350-1750), with a particular emphasis on East Central Europe, a small field within Anglophone academia. My interests span a range of topics, from utopianism and futurology to emotions and historiography. Broadly speaking, my curiosity lies on the intersections of mentality, temporality, fantasy, and human experience in the premodern past. I wonder if we can read ideas, such as political thought, and texts, both literary and philosophical, through cultural and experiential lenses. More specifically, my historical scholarship focuses on interpreting and (re-)defining the Czech and Polish Renaissances beyond the traditional realms of art, architecture, and literature.

I have taught at Johns Hopkins School of Arts and Sciences from 2019 to 2023 and at the Peabody Institute during 2023-2024. My teachings cover four areas: 1. Medieval and Early Modern Europe; 2. Eastern Europe (500-1990); 3. Theory and Historiography, broadly defined; 4. Premodern World History: Cultures, Medicine, and Ideas. The way I teach is to unpack dense texts, theories, and cultural ideas, rather than memorizing facts and events. I also love exploring new topics and experiment with interdisciplinary curriculum. Nonetheless, I am a strong advocate for the seminar format, and I still use a lot of traditional chalk-and-board approach in the classroom.

I completed my PhD in early modern European history at Johns Hopkins in 2025. Currently, I am Dean’s Office Postdoctoral Fellow also at Johns Hopkins.

In my leisure time, I enjoy exploring the charming small towns of East-Central Europe and maintain a keen personal interest in the history of 20th-century Eastern European and global socialism.