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Faculty

Jie Zhang Professor

Research Interests: 
Wester literary criticism & theories, Russian language & literature, semiotics.
Bio: 

Educational Background

PhD, Russian Language & Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1992)

MA, Russian Language & Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1987)

BA, Russian Language, Anhui Normal University (1982)

Research Projects 

  1. Significant Chinese National Social Sciences Fund “Eastern Orthodox Church and Russian Literature” (2015.11-2019.6) (15ZDB092).
  2. Chinese National Social Sciences Fund “A Study on the History of Soviet-Russian Literary Criticism” (2011-2015) (11BWW001).
  3. Jiangsu Social Sciences Fund “A Study on the History of Soviet-Russian Literary Criticism” (2010-2013).
  4. Chinese National Social Sciences Fund “A Study on the Critical Theories of the Religious Culture in Russia from late 19th Century to early 20th Century” (2004-2010).
  5. Chinese National Social Sciences Fund “Lotman and His Artistic Semiotic Studies” (1997-2004).
  6. Chinese National Social Sciences Youth Fund “A Study on Bakhtin’s Theory of Polyphonic Novels” (1989-1992).
  7. The “9th Five-Year Plan” Project of Humanities & Social Sciences of Ministry of Education “A Study on Russian Literary Criticism in the 20th Century” (1993-1997).
  8. The “8th Five-Year Plan” Project of Humanities & Social Sciences of Ministry of Education “A Study on Modern Western Formalism” (1988-1993).

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Zhang, Jie. (2016). Explorations of Research and Teaching Reform in Higher Education of Foreign Languages: Perspectives of Differentiation, Internationalization and Prospection. China University Teaching. (5): 41-46. 
  2. Zhang, Jie & Hongbing Yu (corresponding author). (2016). The Inward Shift in 21st-Century Linguistic Studies. Chinese Semiotic Studies. (12-1): 3-12.
  3. Yu, Hongbing & Jie Zhang (corresponding author). (2016). A Semiotic Analysis of Anti-Identity Construction in Fictional Narratives from the Viewpoint of Modeling Systems Theory. Semiotica. (210): 151–166.
  4. Yu, Hongbing & Jie Zhang. (2015). “Anti-identity Construction” of Literary Texts from a Semiotic Point of View. Foreign Literature Studies. (6): 59-67.
  5. Zhang, Jie. (2014). The Intelligent Mechanism of the Text: Boundaries, Dialogue and Space-Time—Reflections on the Studies of the History of the 19th-Century Russian Literature. Foreign Literature Studies. (5): 131-137.
  6. Zhang, Jie. (2014). An Analysis of the Regeneration Mechanism of the Textual Meaning in A Hero of Our Time. Russian Literature & Art. (3): 125-129.
  7. Zhao, Guanghui & Jie Zhang. (2013). Chinese College English Teaching Reform: Individualization, Institutionalization and Sinicization. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching. (6): 58-61.
  8. Yan, Zhijun & Jie Zhang. (2013). Reception and Transformation of Soviet-Russian Artistic Semiotics in China. Jianghai Academic Journal. (4): 194-199.
  9. Zhang, Jie. (2013). Subjectivity in the 19th Century Russian Novels. Foreign Literature Studies. (6): 80-86.
  10. Zhao Guanghui & Jie Zhang. (2012). An Interpretation of the Dialogue between Politics and Art—A Semiotic Interpretation of Terry Eagleton’s Marxist Literary Criticism. Russian Literature & Art. (4): 112-117.
  11. Yan, Wenjie & Jie Zhang. (2012). Inheriting Critically: Iuri M. Lotman and Russian Formalism. Russian Literature & Art. (3): 110-115.
  12. Song, Xuezhi & Jie Zhang. (2012). New Explorations of Internationalized Foreign Language Education. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching. (3): 9-11,15.
  13. Yan, Zhijun & Jie Zhang. (2011). “Aggregation” Consciousness and Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Russian Literature & Art. (4): 32-35.
  14. Zhang, Jie & Guan Yue’e. (2011). Between Reality and Authenticity: An Analysis of Pushkin’s Creation from the Spatiotemporal Perspective. Foreign Literature Studies. (5): 65-71.
  15. Yan, Zhijun & Jie Zhang. (2011). “Aggregation” Consciousness and Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Russian Literature & Art. (4): 32-35.
  16. Yan, Zhijun & Jie Zhang. (2010). Western Semiotic Theories in China. Foreign Language Research. (6): 138-141.
  17. Zhang, Jie. (2010). Awareness of “Aggregation and Harmony” in the Art of Dostoevsky's Fiction Writing. Foreign Literature Studies. (5): 73-78.
  18. Zhang, Jie. (2009). Reception of the 20th-century Soviet-Russian Poetics in China. Russian Literature & Art. (3): 79-83.
  19. Zhang, Jie. (2009). Symbolization of Reality and Realization of Symbols—Interpretation of Realism in The Brothers Karamazov from the Perspective of Symbolism. Foreign Literature Studies. (4): 12-18.
  20. Zhang, Jie. (2008). Explorations of Research-oriented Russian Language Teaching of China in the Context of Globalization. РУССКИЙЯЗЫКВКИТАЕ. (1): 2-6.
  21. Zhang, Jie & Guanghui Zhao. (2008). Platform and History: Potential Space for Interpretation of Texts. Foreign Literature Studies. 15-19.
  22. Zhang, Jie. (2007). Reinterpretations of Civilization: Mutual Interactions, Pluralistic Perspectives and Problem Awareness. Jiangsu Social Sciences. (6): 137-140.
  23. Zhang, Jie. (2007). Three Cornerstones of the Former Soviet Semiotics: A Comparative Study of the Semiotic Theories of Bakhtin, Lotman, and Uspenskij. The American Journal of Semiotics. (23.1-4): 55-66.
  24. Zhang, Jie & Zengmei Liu. (2007). Interpretation of the Ethical Literary Criticism from the Perspective of Pluralism. Foreign Literature Studies. (5): 137-143.
  25. Zhang, Jie & Yan Kong. (2006). Symbolization of Life: A Dialogical Interpretation of White Noise. Foreign Literature Studies. (5): 40-44.
  26. Zhang, Jie. (2006). Initiating the Project of Creative Minds: New Shift in the Aim of Foreign Language Talents. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching. (11): 20-22, 35.
  27. Zhang, Jie. (2006). Pluralistic Interpretations of the History of Russian Philosophy. World Literature Recent Developments. (2): 32-33.
  28. Zhang, Jie. (2005). Specialization of Public English Education and Publicization of Specialized English Education. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching. (11): 28-31.
  29. Zhang, Jie. (2005). More Questions, Fewer Conclusions: On the Sense of Questioning of Foreign Literature Research. Journal of Foreign Languages. (5): 73-78.
  30. Zhang, Jie. (2004). Non-dialogicality in Bakhtin’s Dialogical Theory. Journal of Foreign Languages. (3): 68-72.
  31. Zhang, Jie & Cheng Kang. (2003). “Verfremdung” of Narrative Texts: Lotman' s Analysis of Eugene Onegin. Foreign Literature Studies. (6): 58-62.
  32. Zhang, Jie. (2002). Construction of the Semiotic Kingdom: Linguistic Transcendence and Transcendental Language: A Study in Semiotics of Bakhtin and Lotman. Journal of Nanjing Normal University (Social Science). (4): 133-139.
  33. Zhang, Jie. (2002). Language Globalization: Unification and Pluralization. Journal of Foreign Languages. (6): 56-60.
  34. Zhang, Jie. (2001). The Circulation of History: Creation, Criticism and Thinking. Journal of Foreign Languages. (5): 67-72.
  35. Zhang, Jie. (2001). Updating Modes of Thinking and Exploring New Approaches: Reflections on the Methodology of the Studies of Foreign Literature and Translation. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching. (10): 55-58.
  36. Zhang, Jie. (2000). Reconstruction of Critical Methodology in the 21st Century. Jianghai Academic Journal. (1): 175-179.
  37. Zhang, Jie. (2000). A Study on Religious and Cultural Critical Theories of Russia in the Silver Age. Foreign Literature Review. (2): 129-135.
  38. Zhang, Jie. (2000). A Renowned Translator and Literary Critic: Mr. Shuifu Ye. Foreign Languages Research. (1): 61-62.
  39. Zhang, Jie. (2000). Artistic Semiotics and Cultural Semiotics: Towards a Systematic Approach. Journal of Foreign Languages. (6): 57-62.
  40. Zhang, Jie. (1999). The 20th Century: The Century of Linguistics. Foreign Language Studies. (3): 3-4.
  41. Zhang, Jie. (1999). Reconstruction of the Critical Mind: Starting with Bakhtin’s Critique of the Dialogical Context. Journal of PLA Foreign Languages University. (1): 1-4.
  42. Zhang, Jie. (1998). The Search for Truth: From Science to Religion. Russian Literature & Art. (4): 69-71.
  43. Zhang, Jie. (1998). The Shift of Criticism: From Language Studies to Speech Studies. Journal of Foreign Languages. (4): 21-24.
  44. Zhang, Jie. (1996). New Achievements of Constructing Literary History of Russian in the 20th Century. Russian Literature & Art. (6): 63-64.
  45. Zhang, Jie. (1996). Three Characteristics of Prototype Interpretations. Literature & Art Studies. (5): 74-84.
  46. Zhang, Jie. (1996). Status Quo of Contemporary Russian Literati. Translations. (4): 209-212.
  47. Zhang, Jie. (1996). Bakhtin Studies in China (Written in Russian). In ДИАЛОК КАРНАВАЛ ХРОНОТОП (3): 167-176.
  48. Zhang, Jie. (1995). Bakhtin in China: Studies and Controversies (Written in Russian). In М.М.БАХТИН и гуманитарное мышление на пороге XXI веке.
  49. Zhang, Jie. (1994). Revisiting the Significance of Criticism: Starting with the “Crisis of Representation”. Journal of Sichuan International Studies University. (3): 3-9.
  50. Zhang, Jie. (1994). Echoes of the Historical Fate of Russia. Literature Studies. (4).
  51. Zhang, Jie. (1994). Walking out of the Surroundings: A Main Tendency of the 20th-century Modernistic Literature. Journal of Sichuan International Studies University. (1): 15-21.
  52. Zhang, Jie. (1993). On the Psychoanalytic Art in Two Autobiographic Novels of Gorky. Contemporary Foreign Literature. (6) 
  53. Zhang, Jie. (1992). Reconstructing the Reality of History. Foreign Literatures. (4): 3-11.
  54. Zhang, Jie. (1991). Deconstructing Literary Traditions. Journal of Nanjing Normal University. (2): 50-55.
  55. Zhang, Jie. (1990). The Evolution of Tolstoy’s “Mental Dialectics”. Foreign Literature Studies. (2): 60-64.
  56. Zhang, Jie. (1990). Transcendence of Criticism: On the Holistic Critical Theory of Bakhtin. Literature & Art Studies. (6): 137-146.
  57. Zhang, Jie. (1989). Author Awareness and Dialogism in Polyphonic Novels. Foreign Literature Review. (4): 37-44.
  58. Zhang, Jie. (1988). The Extension of Modernistic Art of Mentalism. Foreign Literature Studies. (4): 43-48.
  59. Zhang, Jie. (1988). On Gorky’s Psychoanalytic Art. Foreign Literature Review. (2).
  60. Zhang, Jie. (1988). The Deepening of Psychoanalytic Art. Journal of Changsha Normal College of Hydroelectric Power. (2).
  61. Zhang, Jie. (1987). Храпченко on Artistic Image. World Literature Recent Developments. (8).

Authored Books

  1. Zhang, Jie. (2012). Explorations towards Truth: A Study on Religious and Cultural Critical Theories of Russia in the Silver Age. Beijing: Peking University Press.
  2. Zhang, Jie. (2007). Selected Works of Zhang Jie’s Literary Criticism. Shanghai: Fudan University Press.
  3. Zhang, Jie & Cheng Kang. (2004). Structural Artistic Semiotics. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.
  4. Zhang, Jie & Jiezhi Wang. (2000). History of Russian Literary Criticism in the 20th Century. Nanjing: Yilin Press.
  5. Zhang, Jie. (1993). Explorations into the World. Guilin: Lijiang Press.
  6. Zhang, Jie. (1992). A Study on the Theory of Polyphonic Novels. Guilin: Lijiang Press.

Edited Volumes

  1. Zhang, Jie. (1998). Works of Bakhtin. Shanghai: Shanghai Yuandong Press.                                       
  2. Zhang, Jie. (co-editor). (1990). Revelations of Youth. Nanjing: Yilin Press. 
  3. Zhang, Jie. (secondary editor). (2000). Synopses of 100 Western Masterpieces with World Influence in the 20th Century. Guilin: Lijiang Press. 
  4. Zhang, Jie. (primary associate-editor). (1999). Explorations into the 21st Century. Nanjing: Yilin Press.
  5. Zhang, Jie. (primary editor). (2007). Problems and Texts: Explorations of Foreign Literature in the New Century. Nanjing: Hohai University Press.

Edited Book Series (Primary Editor)

Translated Works of Contemporary Semiotics (5 volumes) by Sichuan Education Press. 

  • (2012)《社会符号学》
  • (2012)《音乐•媒介•符号——音乐符号学文集》
  • (2012)《存在符号学》
  • (2012)《传媒符号学》

Translated Advanced Works of Contemporary Semiotics (4 volumes) by Yilin Press.

  • (2014)《故事的变身》
  • (2015)《音乐符号》
  • (2015)《性别符号学》
  • (2015)《打开边界的符号学》
  • (2012) Foreign Language Teaching and Research against a Background of Globalization. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

English for Liberal Education (4 volumes) by Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

  • (2014) Psychology
  • (2015) Medicine
  • (2015) Literature
  • (2015) Western Civilizations

National Textbook

  • (1997) Contemporary Western Literary Theories. Shanghai: Southeast China University Press.

Translated Books

  1. 《弗洛伊德主义批判》(Freudianism: A Marxist critique, by Валенти́н Никола́евич Воло́шинов) (China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Corporation, 1987, primary translator)
  2. 《悲剧的哲学—陀思妥耶夫斯基与尼采》(The Philosophy of Tragedy: Dostoevsky and Nietzsche) (Lijiang Press, 1992)
  3. 《马克思主义语言哲学》(Marxism and the Philosophy of Language, by Валенти́н Никола́евич Воло́шинов) (Hebei Education Press, 1998)
  4. 《巴赫金传》(Mikhail Bakhtin) (Orient Publishing Center, 2000)

Honors and Awards

  1. 2015. Ministry of Education Award for National Excellent Course
  2. 2014. National Teaching Achievement Award, Second Prize
  3. 2014. 13th Awards for Outstanding Achievements of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Province, First Prize
  4. 2014. 9th Awards for Outstanding Achievements of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Universities and Colleges, First Prize
  5. 2011. 11th Awards for Outstanding Achievements of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Province, Third Prize
  6. 2001. 5th National Awards for Excellent Book of Foreign Literature, Third Prize
  7. 2001. 7th Awards for Outstanding Achievements of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Province, Third Prize
  8. 1997. 5th Awards for Outstanding Achievements of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Province, Third Prize
  9. 1995. Outstanding Book Award of National Institute of Foreign Literature Teaching
  10. 1995. 1st Awards for Research Achievements in Humanities and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Universities and Colleges, Third Prize
  11. 1994. 4th Awards Outstanding Achievements of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Province, Third Prize

Academic Titles

  • Dean of School of Foreign Languages & Cultures NNU;
  • Professor in semiotics, literary theory and criticism;
  • Vice President of the Chinese Association for Language and Semiotic Studies;
  • Board Member and Treasurer of IASS/AIS;
  • President of Jiangsu Foreign Languages & Linguistics Society;
  • Vice President of National Society of Bakhtin Studies; 
  • Council Member of China Society of Foreign Literature;
  • Member of the Steering Committee of Foreign Language Teaching of Ministry of Education;
  • Vice Director of Foreign Affairs Committee of Jiangsu Writer’s Association;
  • Vice President of Jiangsu Association of Higher Education of Foreign Languages

Contact 

  • E-mail: z-jie1016@hotmail.com