Profile

Ma Jian is currently a tenured associate professor, researcher and doctoral supervisor in the Department of German Language and Literature at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University. He holds a Doctor of Literature degree. The main research directions are contemporary German literature, cultural exchanges between Chinese and German literature and German poetry. Two academic monographs and over 50 academic papers have been published both at home and abroad, as well as multiple translated works. One general project of the National Social Science Foundation of China has been independently undertaken.

Educational Experience

1992 - 1997: Studied at the Department of Western Languages and Literatures, Peking University, majoring in German Language and Literature.

1997 - 2000: Pursued a Master's degree in German Language and Literature at the Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University.

2000 - 2004: Pursued a Doctor of German Language and Literature at the Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University.

Work Experience

2004 - 2009: Lecturer, Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

2009 - 2022: Associate Professor, Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

2021: Obtained the qualification of doctoral supervisor

2022: Appointed as a tenured associate professor in the Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

Research Interests

modern and contemporary German literature, German poetry, Sino-German literary and cultural exchanges

Teaching Courses

Intensive German Reading, German Audio-Visual and Listening Comprehension, German Countries' National Conditions, Special Topics on German Poetry, Advanced Chinese-German Translation

Research Projects

A Study of Hermann Hesse's Literary and Cultural Criticism