Profile

Xu Lanqing received his Ph.D. in Literature from Beijing Normal University in June 2026. His research focuses on East Asian comparative literature and culture. He has studied and conducted research at Hokkaido University, Waseda University and Seoul National University as a visiting scholar.

Educational Experience

Ph.D., Beijing Normal University, 2022.09-2026.06

M.A., Renmin University of China, 2019.09-2022.06

B.A., Beijing Normal University, 2013.09-2019.06

Work Experience

Jul. 2026-present: Boya Postdoctoral Fellow/Lecturer, Peking University

Research Interests

East Asian Comparative Literature and Culture; Transnational Exchanges of Proletarian Literature and Art across China, Japan, and Korea

Selected Publications

[1] Xu, Lanqing. “The Revolution in China and the Romantic Imagination in Japan: Revisiting the Bungei Sensen Contributors’ Views on the Chinese National Revolution through the Exchanges among Left-Wing Intellectuals of China, Japan and Korea.” Foreign Literature Review, 2025(02): 54–73.

[2] Xu, Lanqing. “Border-crossing and Coolie Struggle: A Study on Kim Yeong-geun’s Novel Coolie Translated by Lee Buk-man in Senki.” Border Crossings: The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies, 2024(18):45-64.

[3] Xu, Lanqing. “Chapter Ⅸ: The Founding Vision and Characteristics of Zhonghua Manhua Published during the Japanese Occupation.” Reprinted in Xu Yuan, A Comparative Study of Serialized Cartoons in China and Japan during the First Half of the Twentieth Century. Tokyo: The Duan Press, 2024(Originally published in Biranji, 2021(47):48-63).

Research Projects

[1] Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC), Research on Sino-Japanese Literary Relations and Bibliographic Compilation since the Modern Era (1870–2000), directed by Wang Zhisong, 2017–2026.

[2] Youth Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC), A Comparative Study of Serialized Cartoons in Chinese and Japanese Newspapers and Periodicals during the First Half of the Twentieth Century, directed by Xu Yuan, 2016–2023.

Honors and Awards

[1] First Prize, 15th Japanology Study in China CASIO Cup for Best Master’s Thesis, 2023.

[2] Excellent Paper Award, The Comics & Webtoon Society of Korea 2023 Autumn International Conference & International Exchange Exhibition, 2023.

Teaching Courses

Selected Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

Overseas Experience

International Experience

[1] Sept. 2023–Sept. 2024 Visiting Ph.D. Student, Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Japan (China Scholarship Council Joint Ph.D. Program).

[2] Jun. –Jul. 2023 Summer Program Participant, Seoul National University, South Korea.

[3] Sept. 2017–Aug. 2018 Exchange Student in Japanese Language and Culture, Hokkaido University, Japan (China Scholarship Council Scholarship).

Selected International Conferences

[1] Oct. 2023 Presented a paper at The Comics & Webtoon Society of Korea 2023 Autumn International Conference & International Exchange Exhibition.

[2] Sept. 2023 Presented a paper at the 2023 Bali Conference of the Forum on East Asia and Contemporary Japanese Language and Literature.

[3] Apr. 2021 Poster presentation at The Comics & Webtoon Society of Korea 2021 Spring International Conference & International Exchange Exhibition.