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 635
751 26 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
”Utbildning i kinesiska på högskolenivå”
Part of Kinesiskan flyttar in-nytt skolspråk i Sverige, p. 121-129, Uppsala universitet, 2015
"Tangdynastin, poesins guldålder i Kina"
Part of Kinarapport, p. 22-29, 2015
Berättarlust och samhällskritik
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2015
Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 117-129, 2014
Part of True Lies Worldwide, p. 3-30, Walter de Gruyter, 2014
True Lies Worldwide: Fictionality in Global Contexts
Walter de Gruyter, 2014
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
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
Litteraturens roll i Kina i äldre och modern tid: Installationsföreläsning 2012
2012
Kritiserar systemet inifrån: Recension av Ximen Nao och hans sju liv av Mo Yan
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2012
Part of Globalitet och globalisering i äldre tider, p. 1-5, Humanistportalen, 2012
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
Theories of Genre and Style in China in the Late 20th Century
Part of Orientalia Suecana, p. 85-116, 2010
Department of Oriental Studies at Stockholm University and Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, 2009
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
”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
Departments of Chinese Studies and Journalism, Median and Communication (JMK) at Stockholms universitet, 2007
“The theory of ancient Chinese genres”
Part of Literary History: Towards a global perspective, p. 53-110, Walter de Gruyter, 2006
Kinarapport No 4, 2005: Massmedier
Svensk-kinesiska föreningen, 2005
Kinas medier möter marknaden: Globalisering och modernisering
Part of Kinarapport, p. 4-8, 2005
NIASnytt-Asia Insights No 3, 2005: Media and Globalization in China
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2005
”China Central Television’s Nyårsgala: Högklassig underhållning och politisk propaganda
Part of Kinarapport, p. 28-34, 2005
Media and globalization in contemporary China: An introduction
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 4-5, 2005
”China Central Television’s Spring Festival Gala: Entertainment and political propaganda”
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 8-10, 2005
Part of Genrer och genreproblem: teoretiska och historiska perspektiv, p. 95-104, Bokförlaget Daidalos, 2003
Part of Kinarapport, p. 24-31, 2003
Part of Kinarapport, p. 34-41, 2003
Skrönorna i gathörnen: Den kinesiska populära romanens möte med finkulturen
Part of karavan, p. 52-57, 2003
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
In Search of the Generic Identity of Ci Poetry
1998
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
Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 87-103, 2022
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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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
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 87-103, 2022
"Tangdynastin, poesins guldålder i Kina"
Part of Kinarapport, p. 22-29, 2015
Part of Orientaliska Studier, p. 117-129, 2014
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
“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
Theories of Genre and Style in China in the Late 20th Century
Part of Orientalia Suecana, p. 85-116, 2010
Theories of Genre and Style in China in the Late 20th Century
Part of Orientalia Suecana, p. 85-116, 2010
Kinas medier möter marknaden: Globalisering och modernisering
Part of Kinarapport, p. 4-8, 2005
”China Central Television’s Nyårsgala: Högklassig underhållning och politisk propaganda
Part of Kinarapport, p. 28-34, 2005
Media and globalization in contemporary China: An introduction
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 4-5, 2005
”China Central Television’s Spring Festival Gala: Entertainment and political propaganda”
Part of NIASnytt-Asia Insights, p. 8-10, 2005
Part of Kinarapport, p. 24-31, 2003
Part of Kinarapport, p. 34-41, 2003
Skrönorna i gathörnen: Den kinesiska populära romanens möte med finkulturen
Part of karavan, p. 52-57, 2003
Chapters in book
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’
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
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"
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
Part of Global Media Worlds and China, p. 226-229, Communication University of China, 2015
”Utbildning i kinesiska på högskolenivå”
Part of Kinesiskan flyttar in-nytt skolspråk i Sverige, p. 121-129, Uppsala universitet, 2015
Part of True Lies Worldwide, p. 3-30, Walter de Gruyter, 2014
Part of Globalitet och globalisering i äldre tider, p. 1-5, Humanistportalen, 2012
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
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
”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
Part of Genrer och genreproblem: teoretiska och historiska perspektiv, p. 95-104, Bokförlaget Daidalos, 2003
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
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)
True Lies Worldwide: Fictionality in Global Contexts
Walter de Gruyter, 2014
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
Department of Oriental Studies at Stockholm University and Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, 2009
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
Berättarlust och samhällskritik
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2015
Litteraturens roll i Kina i äldre och modern tid: Installationsföreläsning 2012
2012
Kritiserar systemet inifrån: Recension av Ximen Nao och hans sju liv av Mo Yan
Part of Uppsala Nya Tidning, 2012