Carla Nappi, University of British Columbia

Research

china, early modern, manchu, history of science, translation

Latest papers

Maggots, jawbones, and a multilingual archive of decay.
Endeavour · 2014 · first author
The global and beyond: adventures in the local historiographies of science.
Isis; an international review devoted to the history of science and its cultural influences · 2013 · first author
Bolatu's pharmacy theriac in early modern China.
Early science and medicine · 2009 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Early Modern Studies
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$125,000
From the ground up: East Asian religions through multi-media sources and interdisciplinary perspectives
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,496,476
From the ground up: East Asian religions through multi-media sources and interdisciplinary perspectives
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$19,860

All 5 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Maggots, jawbones, and a multilingual archive of decay.

Nappi C

Endeavour2014First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2013.10.003 PMID: 24461548

02

The global and beyond: adventures in the local historiographies of science.

Nappi C

Isis; an international review devoted to the history of science and its cultural influences2013First author

DOI: 10.1086/669894 PMID: 23789511

03

Bolatu's pharmacy theriac in early modern China.

Nappi C

Early science and medicine2009First author

DOI: 10.1163/138374209x12542104914000 PMID: 20509359

Early Modern Studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nappi, Carla

Keywords: china, early modern, manchu, history of science, translation

$125,000

From the ground up: East Asian religions through multi-media sources and interdisciplinary perspectives

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: East Asian religions; interdisciplinary studies; Buddhism; folk religions; Shinto; Daoism; China; Japan; Korea; Vietnam

$2,496,476

From the ground up: East Asian religions through multi-media sources and interdisciplinary perspectives

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: East Asian religions; interdisciplinary studies; Buddhism; folk religions; Shinto; Daoism; China; Japan; Korea; Vietnam

$19,860

Canada Research Chair in Early Modern Studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nappi, Carla

Keywords: china, pharmacology, drugs, early modernity, central asia, bodies, multilingualism, translation, ethnicity, science, medicine

$500,000

Recipes for exchange: drugs and empire in Chinese early modernity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Nappi, Carla S.

Keywords: Chinese history; history of science and medicine; early modern history; history of pharmacy; history and theory of translation; world history; history of global trade

$47,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: china, early modern, manchu, history of science, translation Dear Professor Nappi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Maggots, jawbones, and a multilingual archive of decay." (2014), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]