Lena Rydholm
Professor in Chinese at Department of Linguistics and Philology
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 20 92
- E-mail:
- Lena.Rydholm@lingfil.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Engelska parken
Thunbergsvägen 3H - Postal address:
- Box 527
751 20 UPPSALA
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Short presentation
My research interests are: Chinese literature and literary theories in ancient and modern times, as well as in a global context & modern Chinese media and freedom of the press.
Biography
2012 Professor of Chinese, Uppsala University.
2010 Associate Professor in Sinology, Stockholm University.
1998 Ph.D. in Sinology, Stockholm University.
1989 B.A in East Asian Studies with major in Chinese, Stockholm University.

Publications
Selection of publications
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”Utbildning i kinesiska på högskolenivå”
Part of Kinesiskan flyttar in-nytt skolspråk i Sverige, p. 121-129, Uppsala universitet, 2015
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"Tangdynastin, poesins guldålder i Kina"
Part of Kinarapport, p. 22-29, 2015
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Berättarlust och samhällskritik
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2015
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Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 117-129, 2014
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Part of True Lies Worldwide, p. 3-30, Walter de Gruyter, 2014
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True Lies Worldwide: Fictionality in Global Contexts
Walter de Gruyter, 2014
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Javnost- The Public Vol. XX [2013], 4: Global Media Worlds an China
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana for the European Institute for Communication and Culture, 2013
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China and the World's First Freedom of Information Act: the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act of 1766
Part of Javnost - The Public, p. 45-63, 2013
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Litteraturens roll i Kina i äldre och modern tid: Installationsföreläsning 2012
2012
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Kritiserar systemet inifrån: Recension av Ximen Nao och hans sju liv av Mo Yan
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2012
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Part of Globalitet och globalisering i äldre tider, p. 1-5, Humanistportalen, 2012
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Part of 北京大学中国古文献研究中心集刊(第十一辑), p. 346-363, Peking University Press, 2011
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Theories of Genre and Style in China in the Late 20th Century
Part of Orientalia Suecana, p. 85-116, 2010
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Department of Oriental Studies at Stockholm University and Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, 2009
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Introduction: Chinese Culture and Globalization in the Past and the Present
Part of Chinese Culture and Globalisation: History and Challenges for the 21st Century”, p. 3-19, Department of Oriental Languages at Stockholm University and Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, 2009
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”Introduction: Chinese Media in Transition and Globalization”
Part of Media Cultures and Globalization in China, p. 11-26, Stockholm University, Departments of Chinese Studies, and Journalism, Media and Communication (JMK), 2007
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Departments of Chinese Studies and Journalism, Median and Communication (JMK) at Stockholms universitet, 2007
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“The theory of ancient Chinese genres”
Part of Literary History: Towards a global perspective, p. 53-110, Walter de Gruyter, 2006
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Kinarapport No 4, 2005: Massmedier
Svensk-kinesiska föreningen, 2005
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NIASnytt-Asia Insights No 3, 2005: Media and Globalization in China
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2005
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Kinas medier möter marknaden: Globalisering och modernisering
Part of Kinarapport, p. 4-8, 2005
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”China Central Television’s Nyårsgala: Högklassig underhållning och politisk propaganda
Part of Kinarapport, p. 28-34, 2005
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Media and globalization in contemporary China: An introduction
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 4-5, 2005
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”China Central Television’s Spring Festival Gala: Entertainment and political propaganda”
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 8-10, 2005
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Genre and politics in China: the development of the modern Chinese novel
Part of Genrer och genreproblem: teoretiska och historiska perspektiv, p. 191-209, Bokförlaget Daidalos, 2003
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Part of Genrer och genreproblem: teoretiska och historiska perspektiv, p. 95-104, Bokförlaget Daidalos, 2003
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Part of Kinarapport, p. 24-31, 2003
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Part of Kinarapport, p. 34-41, 2003
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Skrönorna i gathörnen: Den kinesiska populära romanens möte med finkulturen
Part of karavan, p. 52-57, 2003
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In Search of the Generic Identity of Ci Poetry
1998
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Li Qingzhao- en mångsidig kvinnlig poet under Songdynastin: Hennes liv och författarskap
Part of Getens år 1991, p. 88-92, Svensk-kinesiska föreningen, 1991
Recent publications
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Literary Canon Formation and Historiography: The ‘Rediscovery’ of Ming–Qing Women’s Poetry
Part of European Review, p. 335-349, 2025
- DOI for Literary Canon Formation and Historiography: The ‘Rediscovery’ of Ming–Qing Women’s Poetry
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Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 87-103, 2022
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Part of Literature and the Making of the World, p. 49-79, Blommsbury Publishing, 2022
- DOI for The worlds of multiglossia in modern Chinese fiction: Lu Xun’s ‘A Madman’s Diary’ and the ‘Shaky House’
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Part of Vernaculars in an Age of World Literatures, p. 153-180, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022
- DOI for Cosmopolitan and vernacular dynamics in modern Chinese fiction and Lao She’s satirical novel Cat Country
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Part of World Literatures, p. 70-88, Stockholm University Press, 2018
- DOI for Reformist Discourses: Classical Literary Language Versus Modern Written Vernacular in Lu Xun’s Short Story "A Madman’s Diary"
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Literary Canon Formation and Historiography: The ‘Rediscovery’ of Ming–Qing Women’s Poetry
Part of European Review, p. 335-349, 2025
- DOI for Literary Canon Formation and Historiography: The ‘Rediscovery’ of Ming–Qing Women’s Poetry
- Download full text (pdf) of Literary Canon Formation and Historiography: The ‘Rediscovery’ of Ming–Qing Women’s Poetry
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Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 87-103, 2022
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"Tangdynastin, poesins guldålder i Kina"
Part of Kinarapport, p. 22-29, 2015
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Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 117-129, 2014
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China and the World's First Freedom of Information Act: the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act of 1766
Part of Javnost - The Public, p. 45-63, 2013
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“重新思考中国文学概念与文学文体概念”(Rethinking Chinese concepts of literature, genre and style)
Part of 文化与史学 Culture and Poetics, p. 320-339, 2011
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Theories of Genre and Style in China in the Late 20th Century
Part of Orientalia Suecana, p. 85-116, 2010
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Theories of Genre and Style in China in the Late 20th Century
Part of Orientalia Suecana, p. 85-116, 2010
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Kinas medier möter marknaden: Globalisering och modernisering
Part of Kinarapport, p. 4-8, 2005
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”China Central Television’s Nyårsgala: Högklassig underhållning och politisk propaganda
Part of Kinarapport, p. 28-34, 2005
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Media and globalization in contemporary China: An introduction
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 4-5, 2005
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”China Central Television’s Spring Festival Gala: Entertainment and political propaganda”
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 8-10, 2005
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Part of Kinarapport, p. 24-31, 2003
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Part of Kinarapport, p. 34-41, 2003
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Skrönorna i gathörnen: Den kinesiska populära romanens möte med finkulturen
Part of karavan, p. 52-57, 2003
Chapters in book
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Part of Literature and the Making of the World, p. 49-79, Blommsbury Publishing, 2022
- DOI for The worlds of multiglossia in modern Chinese fiction: Lu Xun’s ‘A Madman’s Diary’ and the ‘Shaky House’
- Download full text (pdf) of The worlds of multiglossia in modern Chinese fiction: Lu Xun’s ‘A Madman’s Diary’ and the ‘Shaky House’
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Part of Vernaculars in an Age of World Literatures, p. 153-180, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022
- DOI for Cosmopolitan and vernacular dynamics in modern Chinese fiction and Lao She’s satirical novel Cat Country
- Download full text (pdf) of Cosmopolitan and vernacular dynamics in modern Chinese fiction and Lao She’s satirical novel Cat Country
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Part of World Literatures, p. 70-88, Stockholm University Press, 2018
- DOI for Reformist Discourses: Classical Literary Language Versus Modern Written Vernacular in Lu Xun’s Short Story "A Madman’s Diary"
- Download full text (pdf) of Reformist Discourses: Classical Literary Language Versus Modern Written Vernacular in Lu Xun’s Short Story "A Madman’s Diary"
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A Reevaluation of Wang Guowei's Poetic Remarks in the Human World
Part of From Tradition to Modernity: Poetic Transition from 18th to Early 20th Century China 从传统到现代的中国诗学, p. 331-382, Shanghai Guji Chubanshe, 2017
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Part of Global Media Worlds and China, p. 226-229, Communication University of China, 2015
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”Utbildning i kinesiska på högskolenivå”
Part of Kinesiskan flyttar in-nytt skolspråk i Sverige, p. 121-129, Uppsala universitet, 2015
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Part of True Lies Worldwide, p. 3-30, Walter de Gruyter, 2014
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Part of Globalitet och globalisering i äldre tider, p. 1-5, Humanistportalen, 2012
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Part of 北京大学中国古文献研究中心集刊(第十一辑), p. 346-363, Peking University Press, 2011
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Introduction: Chinese Culture and Globalization in the Past and the Present
Part of Chinese Culture and Globalisation: History and Challenges for the 21st Century”, p. 3-19, Department of Oriental Languages at Stockholm University and Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, 2009
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”Introduction: Chinese Media in Transition and Globalization”
Part of Media Cultures and Globalization in China, p. 11-26, Stockholm University, Departments of Chinese Studies, and Journalism, Media and Communication (JMK), 2007
-
“The theory of ancient Chinese genres”
Part of Literary History: Towards a global perspective, p. 53-110, Walter de Gruyter, 2006
-
Genre and politics in China: the development of the modern Chinese novel
Part of Genrer och genreproblem: teoretiska och historiska perspektiv, p. 191-209, Bokförlaget Daidalos, 2003
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Part of Genrer och genreproblem: teoretiska och historiska perspektiv, p. 95-104, Bokförlaget Daidalos, 2003
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Li Qingzhao- en mångsidig kvinnlig poet under Songdynastin: Hennes liv och författarskap
Part of Getens år 1991, p. 88-92, Svensk-kinesiska föreningen, 1991
Collections (editor)
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True Lies Worldwide: Fictionality in Global Contexts
Walter de Gruyter, 2014
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Javnost- The Public Vol. XX [2013], 4: Global Media Worlds an China
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana for the European Institute for Communication and Culture, 2013
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Department of Oriental Studies at Stockholm University and Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, 2009
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Departments of Chinese Studies and Journalism, Median and Communication (JMK) at Stockholms universitet, 2007
-
Kinarapport No 4, 2005: Massmedier
Svensk-kinesiska föreningen, 2005
-
NIASnytt-Asia Insights No 3, 2005: Media and Globalization in China
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2005
Monograph doctoral thesis
Other
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Berättarlust och samhällskritik
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2015
-
Litteraturens roll i Kina i äldre och modern tid: Installationsföreläsning 2012
2012
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Kritiserar systemet inifrån: Recension av Ximen Nao och hans sju liv av Mo Yan
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2012