Lee Ting Xin 李婷欣

Education:
B.A. (Hons), University of Malaya
M.A., National Taiwan University

Research Interest:
Classical Chinese Poetry in Nanyang; Poetics and Literary Criticism; Mahua literature (Malaysian Chinese Literature); Sino-Southeast Asian Literary Relations

Self-Introduction:
A native of Johor Bahru, Malaysia, I have long been active in the Mahua literary scene alongside my academic research, writing literary criticism as well as fiction, prose, and poetry. My work also extends to film criticism and translation. Beyond my scholarly pursuits, I am a keen observer of Southeast Asian pop music and popular culture. I aspire to be a person of refinement, but I have always been rock and roll at heart.

Thesis Advisor: Prof Lam Lap

Thesis Title: Revisiting the Maritime History through Nanyang Classical Poetry and Shihua (tentative)

Thesis Research Area:
My research approaches the field from the perspective of classical Nanyang poetics. By integrating insights from maritime history, I incorporate the study of shihua (poetry criticism) into broader discussions of transregional literature and knowledge production. My work examines how Nanyang literati utilized poetic language to respond to imperial experiences, displacement, and trans-maritime exchanges, ultimately recalibrating the subjective position of the Nanyang within the global history of Sinophone literature. (tentative)