Sichuan University
ORCID: 0000-0003-2811-8740
Research Interests
Comparative Literature
Cross-Cultural Communication
International Discourse of China
Professional Affiliations
- President of Chinese Comparative Literature Association (4th term)
- Academician of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Vice Chairman of Sichuan Federation of Social Sciences
- Vice Director Member of the Advisory Board of Chinese Language and Literature Teaching under the MOE
- Member of the Discipline Evaluation Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council
- Member of the Review Committee of the National Social Science Fund
- Vice President of Ancient Chinese Literary Theory Society
- Vice President of Chinese and Foreign Literary Theory Society
- President of Sichuan Comparative Literature Association
- Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and Cornell University
- Guest Professor at Nanhua University
- Fo Guang University and Tamkang University
- Honorary Dean of School of Literature and Journalism of Chengdu University
- Editor-in-Chief of *Comparative Literature: East & West* (Routledge)
- Editor-in-Chief of *Cultural Studies and Literary Theory* (CSSCI)
Academic Honors
- Chang Jiang Distinguished Professor under the Ministry of Education (2005)
- National Outstanding Teacher Award (2008)
- European Academy of Sciences and Arts Academician
- Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts of Sichuan University
- National Special Allowance Expert
- MOE New Century Excellent Talent
- Winner of Fok Ying-Tung Education Foundation Award
- ''Chinese Doctor''s Degree Recipient of Outstanding Contributions'' by the State Council
- Supervisor for winners of National Top 100 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
Professional Experience
Ph.D. in Literature (1987) from Sichuan University
the first doctoral degree recipient in the discipline of ''History of Chinese Literary Criticism''
1987
Associate Professor at Sichuan University
1990
Full Professor at Sichuan University
1993
Doctoral Supervisor approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council
1998
Dean of College of Literature and Journalism
2005-2009
: Chang Jiang Chair Professor at Beijing Normal University
2018
Elected Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Current: Academic Dean of College of Literature and Journalism
Biography
Cao Shunqing is a distinguished professor at Sichuan University, Academic Dean of the College of Literature and Journalism, and Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He pioneered the 'Variation Theory of Comparative Literature' and has published over 30 books and more than 200 academic papers.
Awards & Recognition
- 5 times National Teaching Achievement Award
- 5 times MOE Outstanding Research Achievement Award for Humanities and Social Sciences
- 1 Special Prize and 6 First Prizes of Sichuan Teaching Achievement Award
- 5 First Prizes of Sichuan Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- First National Textbook Construction Advanced Individual Award
- China Comparative Literature Lifetime Achievement Award (2024)
Publications & Representative Works
Complete Bibliography
1997
1997: Reconstructing Chinese Literary Discourse (Wild Peony Press
1996
1996: New Explorations in Comparative Literature (edited) (Chongqing University Press)
1996
1996: Anthology of Eastern Literary Theory (Honorary Editor-in-Chief: Ji Xianlin) (Sichuan People''s Publishing House)
1996
1996: The Halo of Life: Chinese Culture and Chinese Literary Theory (co-edited with Tang Zhengxu) (Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House)
1996
1996: Nature and Sublime Grandeur (monograph
1996
1996: Basic Paths and Methods for Reconstructing Chinese Literary Theory Discourse (Literature & Art Studies)
1996
1996: Literary Theory Aphasia and Cultural Pathology (Literary and Artistic Contention)
1996
1996: The Rise and Fall of Ideological Rebellion: A Comparison of Chinese
1996
1996: Zhuangzi and Schopenhauer: A Comparison of the Tragic Sense of Life (Comparative Literature in China)
1995
1995: Exploring Chinese Literary Theory Discourse (People''s Daily)
1995
1995: Basic Theoretical Characteristics and Methodology of the Chinese School of Comparative Literature (Comparative Literature in China)
1995
1995: An Extraordinary Flower of Non-Sexual Culture: Ancient Chinese Sexual Concepts and Classical Chinese Aesthetics (Bashu Publishing House)
1991
1991: History of Comparative Literature (Sichuan People''s Publishing House)
1990
1990: Shared Spirit in Literary Craftsmanship (selected works) (Chengdu Publishing House)
1988
1988: An Annotated Translation of Literary Theories from the Han Dynasties (Beijing Publishing House)
1988
1988: Comparative Poetics: China and the West (Beijing Publishing House)
1985
1985: Anthology of Comparative Aesthetics and Comparative Literature Papers (Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House)
co-authored with Cai Zhongxiang) (China Renmin University Press)
and Indian Literary Trends (Foreign Literature Studies)
