Qing Qian

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Qing Qian (钱青) (Sept. 8, 1932-May 17, 2020), was a professor of English and American literature at Beijing Foreign Studies University. She got a Ph.D. in American literature at the University of Chicago in 1984. She served as director of graduate studies in the College of English (formerly the English Department) at Beijing Foreign Studies University (1985-2002). She was also the editor of several collections of English and American literary studies. Qing Qian was an editor of the journal Foreign Literature (in Chinese), and Vice-President of the Chinese Association of American Literature.^[1]

Early Life[edit]

Qing Qian was born on Sept. 8, 1932 in Nanjing, China.

Career and achievements[edit]

Qing Qian graduated with a degree in biology at Soochow University (东吴大学). She taught high school in Haicheng, Liaoning Province before enrolling in the Associate Ph.D. program at the English Department of Beijing Foreign Languages Institute, the predecessor of Beijing Foreign Studies University, in 1957. Qing Qian received her associate Ph.D. degree in 1958 and continued on in the Department of English at Beijing Foreign Studies University as a lecturer. After the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), Qing Qian went to study English and American literature at the University of Chicago (1981-1984) and received her Ph.D. in American literature. She was promoted to professor of English at Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1985.^[2]

Qing Qian was known for her contributions to English and American literature programs in Chinese higher education from the 1980s through the early 2000s. As the director of graduate studies in the College of English at Beijing Foreign Studies University (1985-2002), Qing Qian expanded the curriculum in English and American literature. Her edited volume Collections of American Literature (1994), won second prize at the Fourth Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Science Award Ceremony given by the City of Beijing in 1995. This book and another edited volume, Nineteenth-Century English Literature (2005), also won awards for excellent textbooks for Chinese universities. She also published other textbooks and numerous articles on English and American literature. She won Excellence in Teaching awards from the city of Beijing (1988, 1993, 1995) and the Nationwide Excellent Teacher Award in 1993.^[3]

Qing Qian was also known for teaching English on the Beijing Radio Station for one year in the late 1970s, which was broadcasted all over China and had a notable influence on many people.^[4]. She was known for her English accent^[5] and recorded for multiple college English textbooks in China in the 1980s.^[6]

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