Xinying Yang

PhD candidate in modern Chinese literature at INALCO Paris, Sino-french literary relations (19c-20c)

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

YANG Xinying, PhD student at the Institut français de recherche sur l’Asie de l’Est (IFRAE / UMR 8043) and at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO) Paris ; master’s degree in China studies (literature & culture) at Yenching Academy of Peking University (2022-2024) ; exchange student in modern literature at ENS de Lyon (2023-2024) ; bachelor’s degree in French and English language & literature at Sun Yat-sen University (2018-2022). Her current research focuses on Chinese-French literary relations from the end of the Qing dynasty to the Republican period, in particular on Chinese literati staying in France during the 1920s and 1930s, including their translation, reception and creative activities, as well as their interactions with the spheres of modern Chinese literature in various forms of literary space (journals, societies, institutions, etc.). Email : [email protected] ; [email protected]

Experience

  • Ph.D Researcher at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientals
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Conduct doctoral researches at INALCO and at The French Research Institute on East Asia (IFRAE / UMR 8043), lab web : https://ifrae.cnrs.fr/

  • Visiting Scholar at ÉCOLE FRANÇAISE D'EXTRÊME-ORIENT
    Dec 2025 - Feb 2026 · 3 mos

    Fieldwork in Hong Kong Center of École française de l’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), from 17/12/2025 to 15/02/2026

  • Lecturer in Chinese at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
    Sep 2025 - Jan 2026 · 5 mos

    Teaching A1 level Chinese language to undergraduate students (part-time job), 1.5h*12w/semester

  • International Academic Affaires Assistant at Peking University
    Sep 2022 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Provide interpretation and translation support for visiting fellows of the Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences (IHSS), Peking University ; participate in preparations for the Beijing Forum in both year 2022 and 2023 (C-E agenda & abstract translations, communications, etc.)

  • Marketing Assistant at Princeton University Press
    Aug 2022 - Feb 2023 · 7 mos

    Get access to the publication trends of diversified subjects in Princeton University Press (PUP), mainly responsible for marketing, academic translation and knowledge promotion through Chinese social medias (Wechat & Weibo)