Prof. Dr. Xiaofei Tian

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsAsian Studies
Keywordschin. Literaturgeschichtsschreibung, Traditionelle chinesische Poesie, Chinesische Kaiserzeit, Sinologie, Chinesische Literatur

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityCambridge, MA
InstitutionHarvard University
InstituteDepartment of East Asian Languages & Civilizations

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Reinhard EmmerichInstitut für Sinologie und Ostasienkunde, Universität Münster, Münster
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2023

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Tian is well known internationally for her outstanding research in early medieval Chinese literature. Her research is characterized by many extensive translations showing her commitment to the importance of transfer and the primacy of sources. During her stay in Germany, Professor Tian will study the reciprocal relationship between traumatic memories and literature in the early 6th century AD to reposition Chinese court poetry in literary history.