Peking University is a major research university in Beijing, China, and a member of the elite C9 League of Chinese universities. It is perennially ranked as one of the top academic institutions in China, Asia, and worldwide, and was recognized as the 22nd best university in the 2020 QS World University Rankings.
Kenzaburō Ōe is a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues, including nuclear weapons, nuclear power, social non-conformism, and existentialism. Ōe was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994 for creating "an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today".
American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field of scholarship that examines American history, society, and culture. It traditionally incorporates the study of history, literature, and critical theory, but also welcomes research methods from a variety of other disciplines.
Hunan University, in Changsha, Hunan, is a member of Project 985 and Project 211, which are sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China aiming to become a world-class university. It is an elite university, with Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class University status, a major government initiative to comprehensively develop a group of elite universities into "world-class universities" by 2050.
The Communication University of China (CUC) is a leading public university in Beijing. It is one of the China's key universities of “Project 211”, directly administered by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. CUC developed from what used to be a training center for technicians of the Central Broadcasting Bureau that was founded in 1954. In April 1959, it was upgraded to the Beijing Broadcasting Institute (BBI) approved by the State Council. In August 2004, BBI was renamed Communication University of China. CUC is located in the eastern part of Beijing near the ancient canal, which occupies 463,700 square meters of land and a total of 499,800 square meters of buildings.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), known colloquially as Nanhang (南航), is an elite, Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines. Located in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, it was established in 1952 and is now operated by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Nanhang is ranked in the top 250 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings for Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, and as one of the top 200 universities of Asia. According to Scimago Institutions Ranking, a project of Elsevier, NUAA is among the top 500 institutions of the world.
Nanjing Normal University is a normal university in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. Located in the ancient capital of six dynasties in Chinese history, NNU is a national key university in "Project 211" and a Double First Class Discipline University under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Provincial Government. The International Research And Training Centre For Rural Education is affiliated with the university's Education Faculty.
Beijing Foreign Studies University, commonly known as Beiwai in Mandarin and BFSU in English, is a university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts of the oldest language programs in China, offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidian District of Beijing, BFSU is divided into two campuses – west and east. BFSU is China's pre-eminent research university specializing in foreign studies according to recent collegiate rankings. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.
Tuttle Publishing, originally the Charles E. Tuttle Company, is a book publishing company that includes Tuttle, Periplus Editions, and Journey Editions. A company profile describes it as an "International publisher of innovative books on design, cooking, martial arts, language, travel and spirituality with a focus on China, Japan and Southeast Asia." Many of its books on Asian martial arts, particularly those on Japanese martial arts, were the first widely read publications on these subjects in the English language.
Jia Pingwa , better known by his penname Jia Pingwa, is one of China's most popular authors of novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. His most well-known novels include Ruined City, which was banned by the State Publishing Administration for over 17 years for its explicit sexual content, and Qin Opera, winner of the 2009 Mao Dun Literature Prize.
South China Normal University is a comprehensive university that is part of Project 211 in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, in the People's Republic of China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines. The university is featured distinctively by both teaching and research, consisting of diverse branches of learning such as philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, technology, and management. There is also an elementary school in this university.
AckbarAbbas is a professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. Previously he was chair of comparative literature at the University of Hong Kong and also co-director of the Centre for the Study of Globalization and Cultures.
Nanjing University, known as Nanda, is a major public university, the oldest institution of higher learning in Nanjing, Jiangsu, and a member of the elite C9 League of Chinese universities.
The Institute for U.S.-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma, established in August 2006, engages in research and outreach activities that seek to better understand and improve US-China relations. It also seeks to promote China studies in the State of Oklahoma. The financial support of Harold J. & Ruth Newman endowed a chair for US-China Issues held by Jonathan Stalling and enabled the creation of the Institute co-Directed by Bo Kong..
Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a major research university in Shanghai. Established on April 8, 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor, it is referred to as "The MIT of the East" since the 1930s. It is renowned as one of the oldest, most prestigious and selective universities in China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a C9 League university and a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University.
Dong Xi is the pen name of Tian Dailin. He was born in Tian'e County in Guangxi. Dong Xi is a writer of novels, short stories, and screenplays. Six of his works have been adapted for movie and television. He is a member of China Writers Association and the All China Youth Federation and vice-chairman of Guangxi Federation of Literature and Art. He splits his time between a post at the Guangxi University for Nationalities and Beijing.
Jonathan Stalling is an American poet, scholar, editor, translator, professor, and inventor who works at the intersection of English and Chinese. He is the Harold J & Ruth Newman Chair for US-China Issues and Co-Director of the Institute for US-China Issues, and is Professor of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is also the affiliate English professor at the University of Oklahoma where he serves as the founding curator of the Chinese Literature Translation Archive (CLTA), and as a founding editor of Chinese Literature Today (CLT) journal and as the editor of the CLT book series published by the University of Oklahoma Press.
Jason Tougaw is an American author known for his memoir The One You Get and The Elusive Brain, a non-fiction account of neuroscience’s cultural influence.
Li Er is a Chinese novelist. He is best known for his novel Brother Yingwu which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2019), one of most prestigious literature prizes in China. He is deputy editor-in-chief of Mangyuan magazine and director of the Research Department of the Chinese Modern Literature Museum. His works have been translated into English and German.
