1.2.1 Dissemination and research on Classical
Chinese literature in the West. Retrospective and
prospects of the example of the Western translations
of the Dream of the
Red Chamber
“中国典籍文学在西方的传播及研究——以《红楼梦》的西方译版为例对其的回顾与展望”
[Funds granted by the Chinese Ministry of Education,
Hanban, and by the Southwest Jiaotong
University Chengdu/China]
Papers published
1.2.2 Participation in project of national rank
"Central higher education special fund for operational
costs of basic research topics - Western translations
of the 'Dream of the Red Chamber' and the worldwide
spread of Chinese culture' (2009-2011)"
“中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金专题研究项目——外语翻译研究专题之‘《红楼梦》西方诸语言迻译与中国文化的世界
性传播’ （2009-2011年）”
[Funds granted by the Chinese Ministry of
Education, Hanban]
Contributions to the project book [Chinese],
published: 2010年"
《红楼梦》书名的发展史及其海外的译名"一文,
《华西语文学刊》第三辑专刊
1.2.3 "Text
comparison project"
Web database for the comparison of different Chinese
editions of the Dream of the Red Chamber and its
translations
1.2.4 2010 November 19-20, Participation
in
the
conference
at
Columbia
University “The Story of the Stone and The Tale of
Genji in Modern China and Japan: Issues in Media,
Technology, Gender, and National
Identity”（对比研究现代中国和日本的《红楼梦》及《源氏物語》——媒介、技术、性别、国家认知）
1.2.5 Research group "From Red Inkstone to Red Flag –
Readers’ Receptions of Honglou meng" mit Kimberly
Besio, Colby College; Zuyan Zhou, Hofstra University;
Ying Wang, Mt. Holyoke College; I-Hsien Wu, The City
College of New York
1.2.6 Research initiative "European Dream of the Red
Chamber Society": Anthology, conference 2012
1.3 The classics (四书五经)
Project of a web site with search function and
comparison of full texts including Chinese originals
and their translations
Book on Confucius and the authorship of
the classics published
2. Focus on modern times
2.1 Comparison of discourses: Republican China and
contemporary China
Research group "The New Chinese Political and Cultural
Identity: Harmonious in the Nation or the Globe?" with
Guoguang Wu, University of Victoria; Daria Berg,
University of Nottingham; Karin Betz, University of
Frankfurt/Main, Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer, University of
Goettingen; Yinan He, Seton Hall University;
Discussant: Daniel Dooghan, University of Minnesota
2.2 The Chinese essay
[visiting scholar (PostDoc) at Harvard University,
Department of East Asian Languages and
Civilizations; funds granted by the Academy Achern]
Research group
Panel "The 20th
Century Chinese Essay" Yale
1999, The
Modern Chinese Literary Essay - Defining
the Chinese Self in the 20th Century
Academy Achern 2000 3.
Focus on contemporary issues
3.1 Chinese
Identity at the beginning of the 21st century (soft
power, guoxue re etc.)
[Visiting scholar (Prof.) at Harvard University,
Department of East Asian Languages and
Civilizations; funds granted by the European Science
& Scholarship Association]
3.2 Contemporary Chinese literature: trends, online
literature, blogs
[Funds granted by the Frankfurt Book Fair]
Expertise
Symposium Chinese literature in
German translation University of
Applied Languages, Munich 2009, with
conference proceedings
3.2.1 The works of Han Han
[Funds application pending], Translation work
3.2.2 The works of Wang Meng
3.2.3 Chinese fulltext initiative,
http://e-texts.org
4.
Economics: Chinese culture of production and of
management
[Funds
granted by the AutoUni of Volkswagen AG]
4.1 Corporate Culture in transition: The local and
global perspective of companies in China
4.2 Chinese management and production culture
challenging Japanese and American models
Book published
5.
Language/Linguistics
5.1 Linguistics: Dictionary project Dewenlin
[Sponsored project. For
sponsorship information, please contact the editors
Martin Woesler and Zhang Renli.]
5.2 Language acquisition:
[Funds granted by the Chinese Ministry of Education]
Building up of Chinese as addition to
the study of Economics, and Business Chinese, at
the Frankfurt School
Teacher employed in this project: Ms Yang Xue
5.2.1 Course conception and creation of learning
material for language teaching on high school and
college level
5.2.2 Conception and creation of learning material
for the education as conference interpreter
Chinese
6. Chinese Law
Conference Law
and Justice in China, University
of Applied Languages, Munich 2007,
with conference proceedings
B
Cultural Studies
1. Comparison of
cultures
Intercultural Competence and
cultural standards Germany-China, international
business management, culturmaps, translating
culture, Own-culture-shock, learning
institutions, learning through
international comparison 1.1
Competence network "translating culture"
1.2 Workshop "Crosscultural
misunderstandings" May 13, 2009
at the University
of Applied Languages, Munich in
the framework of the course "Projects", concept and
realization by the students, own lecture on China
2. Intercultural
communication Germany-China
2.1 Conception of courses
2.2 Development of teaching material and
enchanting mediation forms, e.g. role plays, group
work etc., including new media, e.g. power point,
Wenlin, internet recherche
2.3 Project "Guide to intercultural training" by
student Sabine Moron, published as Intercultural
competence Germany-China. Training and Coaching
for Employees, ed. by Martin Woesler,
Bochum: European University Press, ISBN
3-89966-095-1, 52 pp., 2005, Series Scripta Sinica
vol. 43
2.4 Integration interkultureller Kompetenz in
Sprachkurse (Aufbaukurs Chinesisch Intensiv mit
eigenem nach interkulturellen Kompetenzen
gegliederten Lehrmaterial) und BWL- / VWL-Kurse (Seminar
East Asia)
3.
International Management (Focal point: China)
- Conception
of the course "Negotiation
culture Germany-China" and
development of teaching material
- Marketing
in China: Adaption of brand names, form of
presentation and target groups for Western
products in the Chinese market, see publications
- Teaching and developing teaching material for
business Chinese, see publications)
5.1 Edition of the works of the philosopher Harald
Holz, 42 vols., "Intercultural ethics" by Guido
Rappe, 4 vols.
[Funds granted from the European Science &
Scholarship Association as well as the European
Forum]
5.2 International Conference "Philosophy Bridging
Worlds" August 28-29, 2010 Ruhr University Bochum
[Sponsored by the "International Postgraduate School
of Humanities"]
6.
Politics and Internet
Research group with Junhua Zhang, Zhejiang
University
C Research initiatives/-media
1.
Graduate
School
[Funds granted from the European Science &
Scholarship Association]
2.
ScienceXchange
[in
cooperation with the Foreing Language Institute of
the Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu/PR China]
[in cooperation with the European University Press,
the The University Press Bochum and its partner
presses Cambridge University Press etc.]
2.1 Exchange of research results of sinology between
the US, Europe, and China
2.1.1 Translation of outstanding papers
(English/German/French/Chinese)
2.1.2 Translation of scientific abstracts
(ScienceNet)
2.2 Visiting
scholar
[Visiting scholar (Prof.) Harvard University/USA,
Ruhr-University Bochum/Deutschland, Visiting
Professor Southwest Jiaotong University
Chengdu/China]
3.
University cooperations
Initiative
to expand the cooperation with Shanghai Tongji as
representative of Ruhr University Bochum
4.
Publication initiatives
4.1 China Studies
4.1.1 Editorship of the book series Sinica
and the series of scripts Scripta
Sinica
4.1.2 Editorship of the European Journal of
Sinology
4.1.3 with Gregor Paul: Editorship of the Bulletin
of the German China Association (since 1998)
