Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rossella Ferrari
Professorship for Sinology at the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
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Curriculum Vitae:
1995-2001 Laurea summa cum laude in East Asian Languages and Literatures, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
2002-2003 MA Chinese Studies, SOAS University of London, UK
2003-2007 PhD in Chinese Studies, SOAS University of London, UK
2004-2005 Certificate of Studies in Drama, Central Academy of Drama, Beijing, PRC
2007-2013 Lecturer in Modern Chinese Culture and Language, Department of China and Inner Asia, SOAS University of London, UK
2009 Visiting Scholar, University of Hong Kong
2013-2017 Senior Lecturer in Chinese and Theatre Studies, Department of China and Inner Asia, SOAS University of London, UK
2017-2020 Reader in in Chinese and Theatre Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, SOAS University of London, UK
since September 2020 Professor of China Studies (Sinologie), Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna
Research areas:
* Chinese-language theatres
* Visual and performance cultures of the Sinophone region
* Intercultural and inter-Asian performance
* Transnational Chinese cultures
* Theories and practices of the avant-garde
* Cultures of memory in East Asia
"I guess I can see (or hope to produce) an influence in society and everyday life through my research by increasing intercultural communication and understanding between Europe and the Chinese-speaking world through the study of performance cultures and facilitating creative connections between the performing arts of these regions." (Rossella Ferrari)