Profile

Shen Yiming is a Lecturer in Persian Language and Culture at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, where she has taught since 2009. She holds a B.A. and M.A. from the former Department of Eastern Languages at Peking University, and a second M.A. and Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Her research focuses on Persian Sufi philosophical prose, Chinese Muslim writings of the Ming and Qing dynasties—including the Han Kitab corpus—and modern and contemporary Iranian literature.

Educational Experience

2000–2004, B.A., Department of Eastern Languages, Peking University

2004–2007, M.A., Department of Eastern Languages, Peking University

2009–2010, M.A., School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

2010–2014, Ph.D., School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

Work Experience

2007–2009, Teaching Assistant, Persian Language and Culture Program, Department of West Asian Studies, Peking University

2009–present, Lecturer, Persian Language and Culture Program, Department of West Asian Studies, Peking University

Research Interests

Persian Sufi philosophical prose; Chinese Muslim writings of the Ming and Qing dynasties; modern and contemporary Iranian literature

Teaching Courses

Elementary Persian, Introduction to the History and Civilization of Iran, History of Sino-Iranian Cultural and Historical Exchanges