Profile

Huang Chaoran, born in March 1992, was awarded both her Bachelor of Arts (2014) and Master of Arts (2017) from Peking University. She earned her PhD in German Literature from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, in 2022, after which she joined the Department of German Language and Literature within the School of Foreign Languages at Peking University. She is currently appointed as the Office Manager of the Center for German Studies at Peking University.

Educational Experience

Sept. 2010 – Jul. 2014: Bachelor of Arts, Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

Sept. 2014 – Jul. 2017: Master of Arts, Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

Oct. 2017 – Jan. 2022: PhD, Institute of German and Dutch Languages and Literatures, Free University of Berlin, Germany

Work Experience

Aug. 2022 onwards: Assistant Professor, Department of German Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

Research Interests

Modern and Contemporary German Literature, German Travel Literature, Sino-German Literary and Cultural Relations

Teaching Courses

Intensive German (I, III, IV)

German Listening Comprehension (I, IV)

German Translation (I)

Studies on German Short Stories and Novellas

Seminar on German Culture (Master Course)

Selected Publications

I. Academic Monograph

Huang, Chaoran: Das revolutionäre China in Reiseberichten der Weimarer Republik. Arthur Holitscher, Egon Erwin Kisch, Lili Körber und Richard Huelsenbeck. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač 2024. (https://www.verlagdrkovac.de/978-3-339-13764-7.htm)

II. Academic Papers

1. Huang, Chaoran: Hermann Hesses Asienreise und seine Betrachtungen zum „Geiste Chinas“. In: Michael Jaeger, Benjamin Langer und Mao Mingchao (Hg.): Ost-westliche Erfahrungen der Modernität: Der chinesisch-deutsche Ideenaustausch und die Bewegung des 4. Mai 1919. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter 2021, S. 191–205.

2. Huang, Chaoran: Die Wandlungen des Stadtlebens der ‚Neuen Frauen‘ in der Weimarer Republik am Beispiel von Vicki Baums Stud. chem. Helene Willfüer. In: Zhang Yushu, Feng Yalin u. a. (Hg.): Literaturstraße. Chinesisch-deutsche Zeitschrift für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft. Band 20, Heft 2. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann 2019, S. 195–208.

3. Huang, Chaoran: Die Rolle der Erzähler in Storms Rahmennovelle Aquis submersus. In: Zhang Yushu, Feng Yalin u. a. (Hg.): Literaturstraße. Chinesisch-deutsche Zeitschrift für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft. Band 19, Heft 2. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann 2018, S. 117–130.

4. Huang, Chaoran: Why Heine’s “Night Thoughts” – A Brief Analysis of Germany and France in Heine’s Eyes. In: Germany and Europe in Historical Context. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press 2018, pp. 3–12.

III. Academic Translations

1. Keller, Werner: Größe und Elend, Schuld und Gnade: Fausts Ende in wiederholter Spiegelung. In: Einführung in Goethes Faust. Beijing: Huaxia Publishing House 2022, pp. 477–509.

2. Faber, Richard: Walter Benjamins Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels und Ernst H. Kantorowicz’ Die zwei Körper des Königs. Ein Vergleich. In: The Beginning of Globalization in East Asia (Classici et Commentarii, Vol. 57), Beijing: Huaxia Publishing House 2020, pp. 209–236.

3. Jaeger, Michael: Goethe und Feuermaschinen. In: Deutschlandstudien. Peking Universität (Vol. 8), Beijing: Peking University Press 2019, pp. 201–205.

Social Affiliations

Jan. 2025 onwards: Office Manager, Center for German Studies, Peking University

Honors and Awards

Dec. 2023: Received multiple honors at the 23rd Basic Teaching Skills Competition for Young Faculty of Peking University (Humanities and Social Sciences): Second Prize, Outstanding Lesson Plan Award, Most Popular Teacher Award