ZHAO Dong is an Associate Professor at the School of English and International Studies, BFSU. He has been a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University (2015–2016), and the Department of English, Yale University (2003–2004) under national government sponsorship. TITLE/POSITION: Associate Professor
EMAIL: dzhao@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD, English Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2005.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • 2000-2008 Lecturer, English Dept., BFSU. • 2008-Present, Associate Professor, English Dept., BFSU.
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • He has lectured at institutions including the University of Ljubljana, Sofia University, the Belgian Eurasian Studies Institute, and the National Academy of Governance in China. He has also conducted short-term academic research and collaborations at institutions such as the University of Calgary, the University of Prince Edward Island, Lancaster University, and Central European University in Hungary.
TEACHING • Advanced Chinese-English Translation • An Introduction to Chinese Culture • Readings in Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist Classics • Chinese Buddhist Classics • Literary Interpretation of the Bible • Seminal Texts of Chinese and Western Civilizations • Religious Studies
RESEARCH INTERESTS • English translation of Chinese classics • traditional Chinese culture • comparative studies of Buddhism and Christianity.
RESEARCH PROJECTS • Dr. Zhao is currently leading a National Social Science Foundation – Chinese Academic Literature Translation & Publishing Project, Time and the Ancient World of East Asia, and has independently completed other projects, including the National Social Science Foundation – Chinese Academic Literature Translation & Publishing Project Religious Faith of the Chinese, The Construction of English Courses on Chinese Buddhist Culture (Beijing Municipal Education Commission), International Experiences in De-Radicalization and Implications for China (Ministry of Education), and Canada’s Ethnic and Religious Policies and Their Lessons for China (Ministry of Education).
ACADEMIC SERVICES His professional affiliations and roles include: • Peer reviewer for Taylor & Francis (Buddhism studies) • Editorial board member of Macrotheme Review (France) • Peer reviewer for Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education (USA) • Member of the Chinese Buddhist Studies Society (Hong Kong) • Member of the National Association of British Literary Studies in China.
SCHOLARLY WORKS • His published works include the English monograph The Bible and Spenser's Faerie Queene (2008), the English translation of Religious Faith of the Chinese (2019), the Chinese-to-English poetry collection Starlight Beyond the Milky Way (2022), and The Beauty of the Semi-Simple (2024). He has also served as the chief editor or co-editor for over 20 English textbooks for university English majors, including Selections of British and American Poetry. He has published nearly 20 English papers in international journals. • Peer Reviewed Papers/Book Chapters in English - “The Christian Bodhisattva in China: Sinicization of Virgin Mary in Chinese Catholic Literature”, in The Representation of the Blessed Mary in Literature and Art. Rowman and Littlefield, 2017. - “The Power of Words: An Anthropological Study of the Taoist and Buddhist Healing Mantras of Jinzhaung Village in Northeast China,” included in Understanding and Experiencing Religious Diversity in Today’s World, Praeger, 2015. - “Buddhist Echoes in University Education: A Comparative Study of China and Canada,” XII BCES Annual International Conference Proceedings, May 2014. - “Zen in American Poetry: the Case of Gary Snyder,” International Journal of Education and Research (14): Feb, 2014. - “Religious Identity and Cultural Refashioning: Educational for Migrant Hui University Students in China,” Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, April 2014. - “Buddhism, Nationalism, and War: A Comparative Evaluation of Chinese and Japanese Buddhists’ Reactions to the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945),” International Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Winter 2013. - “When Jesus Meets the Rural Gods and Folks: A Case Study of Wu Bian Village in Northeast China,” Asian Christian Review, July 2011. - “Zen: Hakuin's Wasan”, in Milestone Documents of World Religions, Salem Press, Dec., 2010. - “Tibetan Book of the Dead”, in Milestone Documents of World Religions, Salem Press, Dec., 2010. - “Contextualization and Localization of Christianity in China: Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Dialogues,” Asian Christian Review, Spring Issue, 2009. - “The Collision, Interaction and Integration of Heterogeneous Cultures in the Global Context: The Impact of the Canadian Drama - The Monument on Modern Chinese Drama,” American Review of Canadian Studies, Summer Issue, 2007.
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