Xiaoquan Zhang Senior Professorial Lecturer World Languages and Cultures
- Degrees
- PhD, Chinese and Comparative literature, Washington University
MA, Peking University
BA, Peking University - Bio
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Xiaoquan Raphael Zhang received his PhD in Chinese and Comparative
Literature from Washington University in St. Louis. His primary research
field is literature, culture, and history of late imperial China, in particular
literati and family literature/culture of the late Ming and the Ming-Qing
transition periods. His research interests also include Chinese cinema and popular culture as well as comparative literature, translation and adaptation studies.
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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CHIN-210 Understdg Chinese Culture/Soc
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CHIN-410 Newspaper and Media Chinese
Spring 2025
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CHIN-220 Chinese Scripts: Policy/Ident
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CHIN-411 Chinese Civilization
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CHIN-425 Chinese Business Translation
AU Experts
Area of Expertise
Chinese language, literature and culture of late Imperial China
Additional Information
Raphael Zhang's primary research field is literature and culture of late imperial China, in particular literati and family literature/culture of the late Ming and the Ming-Qing transition periods, roughly the 17th century. By focusing on the more "marginalized" individuals and groups of the social elite and their ways of self-(re)presentation and identity (re)construction, Zhang's research aims to illuminate the intricate relationships between the political and the cultural fields in pre-modern China. His research interests also include Chinese cinema and popular culture as well as translation and adaptation studies. He has published articles and book chapters on Chinese literati culture/literature, contemporary Chinese cinema and its reception.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.