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Dr. Siew Wen Jia

Senior Lecturer
wenjia.siew@newera.edu.my

Academic Qualification:
Doctor of Literature, in Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature, 2022 (Peking University)
Master of Literature, in Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature, 2017 (Peking University)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Chinese Studies, 2014 (University of Malaya)

PROFESSIONAL FIELD
MAJOR Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
RESEARCH AREAS
  • Chinese Modern Literature
  • Mahua/ Nanyang Literature
  • 19th & 20th Centuries Chinese Literature and Culture
TEACHING SUBJECTS
  • ACBLI3213 History of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties Literature
  • ACBLI2223 History of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
  • ACBLI1133 Introduction to Literature
  • ACBTS3143 Thesis Writing (I)
  • ACBIT2315 Industrial Training
  • ABTIT3173 Introduction to Translation (BTCSL)
  • TCLC703 Modern Chinese Literature (TCSL)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language & Literature, New Era University College (August 2022-)
  • Research Assistant, Department of Chinese Studies, University of Malaya (May-July 2014)
  • Library Intern, Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies (July-August 2013)
MEMBERSHIP OF ADVISORY BOARDS COMMITTEES / PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  • Peking University Alumni Association of Malaysia (Member,2022-)
RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS:
DISSERTATION/THESIS

【Ph.D.】“Nanyang Memories and Cross-border Networks: The Foreign Land, Imperialism and Wartime from the Returners’ Perspective”, Unpublished Doctor Dissertation, Peking University (2022), Director: Prof. Chen Pingyuan.

【Master】“Genres and Thoughts Under Mixed Literature: Discussion based on Zhou Zuoren’s Children Miscellaneous Poems”, Unpublished Master Dissertation, Peking University (2017), Director: A.P Zhang Lihua & A.P Wang Feng.

【Bachelor “Studies of May Fourth “Literary Children’s Novel” from Shen CongWen’s Alice in the Wonderland of China, Unpublished Bachelor Dissertation, University of Malaya (2013), Director: Dr. Teoh Hooi See.

PUBLISHED PAPERS
  1. “‘Modern Epic’ and Anti-Japanese War in Burma-Yunnan——Centered on Du Yunxie’s Forty Poems and other essays”, Modern Chinese Literature Studies, No.1.,Jan 2023, pp.132-144.
  2. “The Tradition Studies Under Western Perspective: Ch’ien Chung-Shu’s Ideology of Literary History on ‘Take the old as the New’”, Erudite: Journal of Chinese Studies and Education, Vol.2, No.2, Dec 2021, pp.35-46.
  3. “Nanyang Overseas Student in 1930’s Shanghai Literary World—Started with Hei Ying’s ‘New Sensation’ label”, Journal of Xue Wen (biannual), No.2, Oct 2010, pp.99-107.
  4. “Drifting Experience and Colonial Cracks—Centered on AI WU’s Heading South and the Travel to the Sea/Island in Wandering Miscellaneous Records”, Journal of Chinese Language and Literature Research, Vol 10, No1, March 2019,pp.60-73.
  5. “Compilation of Zhou ZuoRen’s Articles”, Journal of Modern Chinese Literature, No.6, Dec 2018, pp.32-46.
  6. “‘Dong GuoSheng’ in the Ju-Xing Monthly Magazine: A series of Zhou ZuoRen’s Articles Written during His Imprisonment (1947-1949)”, Journal of Modern Chinese Literature, No.6, Dec 2018, pp.47-49.
  7. “Poetry Style of Bai Wen Za Rou: Focusing on Poems of Children’s Sundries by Zhou Zuoren”, Journal of Modern Chinese Literature, Vol 8, No 3, pp.78-87.
  8. “Literary Youth and the Plight of ‘Soil’: A Case Study of XI-SHE in Early 1920s”, Journal of Yunmeng, Vol 36, No 3, May 2016, pp.18-23.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
  1. “Natural scenery and ‘historical scenes’—The functions of verses in Supernatural Novels ‘The Popular Romance of SanBao Eunuch’s Voyage to the West’ , “The New Sinology Programme’s Young Scholars Forum”, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya & Center for Language Education and Cooperation (28 April 2024).
  2. “Cross-border Nanyang Writing: Focus on Chen Canyun and Sima Wensen’s ‘Anti-colonialism Discourse’ and Concern on the overseas Chinese community(1941-1949)”, Cross-Domain and the World: The Reflection of Chinese Literature Studies Seminar, Department of Chinese (Zhuhai), Sun Yay-sen University Zhuhai Campus (Hybrid, 11-12 November 2023).
  3. “‘Modern Epic’ and Anti-Japanese War in Burma-Yunnan——Centered on Du Yunxie’s Forty Poems and other essays”, Foreign Doctoral Student Forum, Peking University, Beijing (online, 17 June 2022).
  4. “The Exotic v/s Nanyang Local Writing: the Imaginary and Realistic in Hei Ying’s Imperial’s Daughter and Foreign Land and Home Country”, The 7th World Conference on Sinology, Renmin University of China, Shu Zhou campus (online, 6-7 Nov 2021) @ Online Workshop on 19th & 20th Century Chinese Literature and Culture 2021, University of Malaya (29 August 2021).
  5. “The Tradition Studies Under Western Perspective: Ch’ien Chung-Shu’s Ideology of Literary History on ‘Take the old as the New’”, Forum of Young Schlars Peking University, Beijing (14 Dec 2019).
  6. “Explorer’s Spiritual Contrast: The Literary Relations between Lu Xun’s Guo Ke and Vasili Eroshenko’s Chi Bian”, International Conference on Forth May and Lu Xun, Kuala Lumpur (29-31 March 2019).
  7. “Drifting Experience and Colonial Cracks—Centered on AI WU’s Heading South and the Travel to the Sea/Island in Wandering Miscellaneous Records”, International Conference on Chinese Literature and Culture, Taiwan (27-29 Dec 2018).
  8. “The ‘Women’s Reading History’of Fairy tales——Case Study on Column ‘Yu Xing’ at Women’s Magazine edited by Wang YunZhang (1917-1919)”, Forum on Transformation of Chinese Literature, Tian Jing (19-20 May 2018).
  9. “The Foreign Patronage for translation——Case Study on Anglo-Chinese School at Malacca during transition period (1818-1843)”, The 2nd International Conference on Chinese Translation History, Hong Kong (14-16 Dec 2017).
  10. “Parody and Satire in Shen CongWen’s Alice in the Wonderland of China, plus studies of May Fourth ‘Literary Children’s Novel’”, Forum of Han Chiang College Jin Fan Thesis Awards, Penang (23 August 2014).
RESEARCH PROJECTS “Research on Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature”, PhD Fellowship of China Studies Program (2017-2021).
TRANSLATIONS, WRITINGS ETC

【Writings】

Proses:

  1. “Starling, Why you leave?”, the University of Malaya 29th Biweekly Literature Event, champion in category prose. (2014)
  2. “Fragrance of Calligraphy”, the New Era 18th National College Literature Award, Jury Award in category prose. (2013)
  3. “Affection of the Fourth Floor”, “Youth Artboard”, “ A Belated Love Letter”, series of proses in University of Malaya Chinese Studies Student Anthology Finding the Lost. (2012)
  4. “Aglaia Odorata”, the 1st National Secondary Student Literary Creation Competition, third place in category high school. (2007)

Miniature Novel:

  1. “Be Famous”, in Returning Home: The Anthology of Malaysia Chinese Miniature Novel, Jiangsu Phoenix Arts and Literature Publisher, 2014.

Other:

  1. “Huahua’s Dream”, the 1st Malaysia & Singapore Nebula Literary Award, Excellence Award in category rookie Children’s Stories, 2008.
AWARDS/ HONOURS
  1. Peking University International Students Academic Award (Second Award for Ph.D. Candidates, 2021-2022)
  2. Peking University Students Academic Award (Ph.D. candidates, 2018-2019)
  3. Peking University International Students Academic Award (Master students, 2016-2017)
  4. University of Malaya Bachelor’s Degree First Class Honours (2014)
TALKS AND PUBLICA LECTURES
  1. 【Talk】 New Era University College, Registrar’s Office (Academic Unit) Staff Seminar Series 5, topic: “‘Modern Epic’ and Anti-Japanese War in Burma-Yunnan——Discussion on Du Yunxie’s Anti-Japanese War Experience and his literary writings”, 9th August 2023.
  2. 【Talk】 New Era University College, Department of Chinese Language & Literature, topic: “Drifting Experience and Colonial Cracks—Centered on AI WU’s “Sea/Island” travel notes”,27 July 2023.
  3. 【Talk】University of Malaya Postgraduate Chinese Studies Society, topic: “Nanyang Memories and Cross-Border Networks” (About PhD Dissertation Writing), 6 July 2023.
  4. 【Review Talk】New Era University College, Department of Chinese Language & Literature, the 17th Literature Week “Rendezvous with words”, topic: “Talking about Prose Writing & Review and Award Presentation Session”, 9 June 2023.
  5. 【Book Sharing Seminar】Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), the 9th UPSI Literature Month, topic: “‘In-Between’’s People and Cities: Discussion on the possibilities of cross-border studies from Leung Yuen Sang’s The Edge and In Between”, 19 May 2023.
  6. 【Book Sharing Seminar】 New Era University College, Institute of International Education, topic: Prof Chen Pingyuan,“The Rise and Streaming of the ‘New Culture’”, 27 April 2023.
  7. 【Talk】 Sultan Idris Education University(UPSI), Chinese Language Program Postgraduate Colloquium, “Young Scholars Forum”, 31 December 2022.
  8. 【Hosted】Peking University, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Graduate Reading Session “Late Qing and Modern Chinese Literature and Culture” (biweekly), from Sept-Dec 2019.
  9. 【Book Sharing Seminar】University of Malaya, Chinese Studies & Taiwan Culture Spotlight, topic: Lydia H. Liu, “Robinson Crusoe’s Earthenware Pot”, 14 August 2015.
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