The School of Foreign Languages

Dr.Qianwen Zhou
Instructor Dr.Qianwen Zhou

Department:

Modern Languages

Education:

Ph. D. in Film Study, Theater Study, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Shanghai, P.R. China, 2010

M.A. in Performance Study, Shanghai Theatre Academy, Shanghai, P.R. China, 2006

B.A. in Play Writing, Shanghai Theatre Academy, Shanghai, P.R. China, 2004

Research Interests:

Performance Study;Critical, theoretical, and historical studies of Theatre; Film and Television; New Media Arts

Research Projects:

  • Project on the Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions, Shanghai University "Empowering the Internationalization of New Liberal Arts through the Confucius Institute Platform.",2023
  • Think Tank Project ,Shanghai,Oversea Returned Scholars Association(SORSA) "Study on the Integrated Development of Cultural Tourism in Yangtze River Delta: Taking the Performing Arts Industry as an Example",2020
  • Script Incubation Project, Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation "Silvery Dream." Stage Drama Script, (2019-2020)
  • Project for Key Young Teachers, China Scholarship Council( CSC) "Modern Drama Study in USA." (2015-2016)
  • Shanghai Art & Science Project "Public Art Education Study in Shanghai." (2015-2016)
  • Excellent Textbook Project of Shanghai University "Script Writing: Element of Training Methods"Second author (2012) (Excellent textbook recommend by Ministry of Education, P.R. China)
  • Annual Researching Report on Chinese Film, TV play and Drama , Shanghai Theatre, Film and Television Association Research fellow (2013-present)

Publications :

  • "Text, Discourse, and Context: An Interpretation of a Pathway for Training Performing Arts Talent in Contemporary America."Drama Journal, 2020(6)
  • "Looking at Film Biography from the Perspective of Performance Framework." Journal of Modern Life Writing Studies, 2019 Spring, p224-236
  • "On the Organic Nature of Virtual Performance." Journal of Shanghai University (Social Sciences Edition), 2018(2), p79-87Tianyi Film Company Study. Shanghai: Orient Publishing Center, 2017(Independent Work)
  • "The Concept of Improvisation." Theatre Arts, 2016(5), p45-51Subeditor. Dictionary of Foreign Drama Appreciation. Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, 2010
  • "Educational Theatre Studies: The Pedagogical Value of Drama Theories of the 20th.century." In Parallel Development:TDR. Performance Studies. Shanghai: Culture and Art Publishing House, 2007