Cui Feng

Name: Cui Feng Present appointment: Senior Lecturer, Chinese Programme; Coordinator, Minor in Translation Programme, Chinese Programme; Coordinator, Han Suyin Scholarship Fund (in Translation Studies), SoH. School: School of Humanities Programmes: Chinese/Master of Arts in Translation and Interpretation Academic education: Ph.D. in Translation Studies, 2012 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore M.A. in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, 2006 Shanghai International Studies University, China B.A.in English Language and Literature, 2003 Nantong University, China Research areas: 1) My main area of research is Translation Studies, focusing in particular on the history of translation, translation theories, and criticism of translation skills. My secondary area of research is Comparative Literature, focusing on the literary relations between China and other countries. 2) My current research interest is the relationship between politics, literature and translation in the People’s Republic of China from the 1950s to the 1980s. Main research project: “Translation and Politics in the People's Republic of China in the 1950s and 1960s: its Significance to Modern Translation Studies”, MOE AcRF Tier 1, March 2017-February 2019, PI. Honors and awards: 1) The John Cheung Social Media Award, NTU 2) Outstanding Contribution to the Microsite as a Translator for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee 2) Nomited for SOH Lecturers Excellence (LEX) Award 3) Nominated for HSS Nanyang Education Award 4) Nomited for Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award