Yang Qu

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Yang Qu (曲洋) is a Ph.D. Candidate in South Asian Studies and Comparative Literature, working primarily under the guidance of Professor David Der-wei Wang. His dissertation — tentatively titled, “Obsession with India: Literature, Travels, and the Quest for Alternative Modernity in Modern China” — unveils the intricate “obsession with India” that permeated early twentieth-century Chinese intellectual thought., an obsession marked by deep admiration, palpable anxiety, and discerning skepticism. It dissects this preoccupation through five chapters that thematically traverse national rejuvenation, spirituality, revolution, eroticism, and literary subjectivity, uncovering the multifaceted nature of 20th-century Chinese intellectuals’ engagement with India.

Research Interests: Modern Chinese and Sinophone literary studies; Pre-Modern South and Southeast Asian literature; Translation studies; Trans-Asian humanities