Wen-chin Ouyang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ouyang.

Wen-chin Ouyang, FBA (歐陽文津) is a professor of Arabic literature and comparative literature at SOAS, University of London.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life and education

Ouyang was born in Taiwan and raised in Libya.[8][9] She earned her bachelor's degree in the Arabic language from the University of Tripoli and completed her PhD in Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University in the United States.[8][9] She taught Arabic studies at Columbia, the University of Chicago, and the University of Virginia before moving to the United Kingdom. Ouyang speaks both Arabic and Mandarin Chinese as a native speaker.[8]

Career

Most of Ouyang's written work focuses on early to middle Arabic literary criticism. She is the editor or co-editor of several academic journals within the field of Middle Eastern studies. She is also a regular contributor to Banipal.[8] During the early 2000s, Ouyang was one of the organizers for a workshop series based on the "Genre, narrative and ideology" research program at SOAS.[10]

In 2013, Ouyang was selected as a judge for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

In July 2018, Ouyang was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[11] She was the first Taiwan-born academic to receive the honour.[12]

In 2022 she was elected to the Academia Sinica.[13]

References

  1. ^ World Literature Events 2013-2014. Simon Fraser University website.
  2. ^ a b Ben East, Will Arab novel expert judge for 2015 Man Booker International Prize help region’s chances? The National, October 14, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Man Booker judges to speak at NYU panel on world literature. The National, October 22, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Judging panel for the Man Booker International Prize to visit Abu Dhabi The National, October 30, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Liz Bury, Marina Warner to chair Man Booker International prize judges. The Guardian, August 14, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Where is "World Literature?" New York University Abu Dhabi website.
  7. ^ a b Hannah Furness, Man Booker row rumbles on as Lady Antonia Fraser rejects panel offer. The Daily Telegraph online edition, September 25, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d Wen-chin Ouyang at the Man Booker Prize website.
  9. ^ a b Wen-chin Ouyang at Banipal, Magazine of Modern Arab Literature website.
  10. ^ Richard van Leeuwen, The Thousand and One Nights: Space, Travel and Transformation, preface. London: Routledge, 2007. ISBN 9781134146628
  11. ^ "Record number of academics elected to British Academy". British Academy. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  12. ^ Hsu, Elizabeth (July 27, 2018). "Taiwan-born scholar honored with British Academy fellowship". Central News Agency. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  13. ^ Chung, Jake. "Top research institute selects 19 new members". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 July 2022.