Ming Jian Professor • Department of Language, Lit, Culture, and Writing Dr. Ming Jian has broad research interests. He has authored publications in Chinese, German, and English on German Aesthetics, German expressionistic adoption of Chinese poetry, on contemporary Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic Gao Xingjian, and on Chinese language pedagogy. More recently, his research has focused on Daoist and Zen Buddhist influence on East Asian cultures. Languages (other than English) Chinese German Degrees PhD German expressionism/German Literature, The Free University of Berlin Berlin, Germany MA German Aesthetics and Literature, Beijing University Beijing, China MLS (or MLIS) , University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Specialization Contemporary Chinese literature and culture, German literature/Expressionism, East Asian cultures Notable Courses Taught ASN/CHIN 1200 East Asian Ways of Well-BeingASN 2010 Introduction to Asian StudiesCHIN 2020 Buddhism, Taoism, and East Asian CultureCHIN 3020 Chinese Popular CultureCHIN 4000 Seminar in Chinese Literature and CultureCHIN 3750 Contemporary Chinese CinemaCHIN 3010 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Email 973 720 3716 246 By appointment
