About Me

I'm currently pursuing an M.Phil. in Economic and Social History at Oxford. My research focuses on central banks during the Great War, examining how they responded differently to inflation—with particular interest in neutral countries. Before Oxford, I completed my undergraduate degree at New York University, where I mostly studied analytic philosophy and history.

Beyond academia, I'm drawn to both visual art and literature, despite having no formal training in either subject. In literature, I have a penchant towards authors who embrace excessive romanticism with a philosophical twist — Rousseau for his "Julie, or the New Heloise," Voltaire for his satire, and Goethe for the emotional depth of "The Sorrows of Young Werther." As for poetry, I have a guilty pleasure for the works of Catullus. I follow the Cannes Film Festival somewhat religiously and aspire to watch every Palme d’Or and Grand Prix film in existence.

You can find my CV here and you can reach out to me: sihao.feng(at)stcatz.ox.ac.uk. Please try to use your professional / academic emails when reaching out to me because GMail and Outlook aggressively filter conventional mail from strangers.

“[T]he flowers of life are but visionary. How many pass away, and leave no trace behind—how few yield any fruit—and the fruit itself, how rarely does it ripen! And yet there are flowers enough!” - Goethe