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Institute of Ethnic Literature (IEL) was established in 1980
in Beijing. It is affiliated to Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences. Its fundamental spectrum of research task ranges
over following aspects: 1) The ancient and contemporary ethnic
groups' literature, written and oral; 2) Theoretical concerns
on issues of literary evolution; 3) Literary relations among
various ethnic groups, comparative approaches; 4) Expressive
cultures in combination with verbal art; 5) Literary criticism;
6) Collecting, recording, transcribing, translating and publishing
written and oral literary works.
The IEL has been engaging in providing scientific
reflections and analysis on the ethnic literature in China.
For approaching this essential goal, the institute has brought
together scholars with different ethnic background within
China.
With the collective efforts, the institute
continues to publish ethnic literature periodical called Studies
of Ethnic Literature, a textualizing/translating series on
Tibetan epic King Gesar, and three research series, respectively
dealing with 1) Chinese and international problems in epic
studies; 2) literary history of Ethnic Groups; and 3) literary
relations among ethnic groups.
IEL has been steadily expanding areas of
interest and research activities that beyond literature. The
institute already has set up two research centers to disseminate
information and researches on Shamanic culture and ethnic
women literature in China, besides an important nationwide
society of Ethnic literature.
Having faced the new era of globalization
and localization, democratization and pluralization, IEL realizes
that it is necessary to map out the future of our research
work towards new perspectives in international co-operations.
In responding to this awareness widely raised, IEL decided
to promote its scholarship by strengthening basic researches,
and in doing so to build up a systematic discourse that will
orchestrate different ethnic-related studies in varied fields
of social science. Since many disciplines have been involved
in ethnic literature studies, such as Tibetan Studies, Mongolian
Studies, Turkic Studies, Manchu Studies, Nakhi Studies, Yi
Studies, Miao (Hmong) Studies, and so on--- they in some sense
become internationalized disciplines. So far the institute
has established academic linkages to institutions and scholars
in many countries throughout the world. In this cross-disciplinary
context, the expertise of ethnic literature is an indispensable
asset that can bringing the world cultural diversities, local
knowledge, and aesthetic inclusion in international cooperation
in social sciences.
The Institute of Ethnic Literature has,
for 22 years since its first inception, contributed much to
the study of ethnic cultures in China through studying and
researching the basics of social sciences, especially in areas
of literature, folklore, anthropology, ethnology, history,
culture, religion, and ideology. It has facilitated international
and national academic interactions and cooperation, trained
researchers, scholars, and students, published results of
researches and other scholarly works, and made available necessary
data and materials for researches and studies for all social
scientists.
Director
of the Institute: Prof. Yang Yi
Deputy Director of the Institute: Dr. Prof. Chao Gejin
Deputy Director of the Institute: Associate Prof. Tang Xiaoqing
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE OF IEL
Yang Yi (Literary History & Narratology)
Chao Gejin (Epic Tradition & Oral Poetics)
Lang Ying (Turki Epic Tradition)
Zhalgaa (Comparative Literature)
Yin Hubin(Oral Poetics)
Yang Enhong (Tibetan Epic Tradition)
Tang Xiaoqing(Literary Theory)
Liu Yahu(Southern Ethnic Literature)
Bamo Qubumo(Orality & Literacy)
Chairman
of Scholarship Committee: Yang Yi
Vice Chairman of Scholarship Committee: Chao Gejin
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