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Biography
Li Narangoa completed her PhD in East and Central Asian History at the University of Bonn, Germany. She specializes in modern Northeast Asian history, with a particular focus on Japanese and Mongolian history, culture, and politics. Prior to joining the faculty at ANU, she was a researcher at the University of Bonn and the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies in Copenhagen.
At ANU, she teaches courses on Japanese history and language, the Mongol Empire in World History, and broader thematic courses such as "Memories of Conflicts and Reconciliation." Her research interests include borders, empires, nationalism, memories, and knowledge heritage. Currently, her projects focus on the memories of conflicts and heritage-making, Japan's relations with other Asian countries in the 20th century, and the transmission of medical knowledge and healing traditions on the Mongolian plateau.
Qualifications
PhD (Bonn)
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Introduction: Mongolian Healing and Medicine: The Transfer of Different Modes of Medicinal Knowledge
Narangoa, L., Fijn, N. & Lindskog, B. V., 1 Jan 2026, Mongolian Healing: Knowledge, Transmission and Practice Across Inner Asia. Taylor and Francis - Balkema, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript › peer-review
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Mongolian Healing: Knowledge, Transmission and Practice Across Inner Asia
Narangoa, L., Fijn, N. & Lindskog, B. V., 1 Jan 2026, Taylor and Francis - Balkema. 295 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Spiritual Curative Practices (Dom): Translation of a Manuscript
Ratcliffe, J., Fijn, N. & Narangoa, L., 1 Jan 2026, Mongolian Healing: Knowledge, Transmission and Practice Across Inner Asia. Taylor and Francis - Balkema, p. 43-55 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Reconciliation and Language: What can Northeast Asia Learn from Australia
Narangoa, L., 2025, Reconciliaiton and Symbiosis in East Asia from Comparative Perspective. Hara, K. (ed.). Kitchener, Ontario: Pandora Press, p. 223-246 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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蒙古襲来と国難物語
Translated title of the contribution :The Mongol Invasions and Narratives of National Crisis Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Mongolian Medicine: different modes of multispecies knowledge transmission
Narangoa, L. (PI), Ao, W. (CoI), Cumming, R. (CoI), Cumming, R. (CoI), Fijn, N. (CoI) & Lindskog, B. (CoI)
1/05/19 → 10/08/25
Project: Research
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Northeast Asia and the Korean War: Legacies of Hot and Cold Wars in Contemporary Constructions of the Region
Morris-Suzuki, T. (PI), Lee, J. (CoI), Narangoa, L. (CoI) & Petrov, L. (CoI)
30/01/12 → 30/11/16
Project: Research
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Puppet States Revisited: Empire and Sovereign Subordination in Modern Asia
Narangoa, L. (PI) & Cribb, R. (CoI)
1/01/10 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Research/Conference/Seminar Grant Program for Japanese Studies Fiscal 2006-2007
Narangoa, L. (PI)
29/01/07 → 2/02/07
Project: Research