JunProf.Dr. Anne Kathrin Schmiedl
Current affiliations
- Junior Professorship of Literature and Culture of Modern China (Prof. Schmiedl)Schlaunstr. 2, 48143 Münster
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- Literature and Culture of Late Imperial China
- Chinese Mythical Literature
- Female Figures in Chinese Literature
- Cultural Transfer Processes between China and Japan
- Mantic Practices in China
- Classification and Systematization in China
- Animal Studies
Academic Education | |
| 06/2017 | PhD (summa cum laude), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Thesis title: “Realising a Character’s True Meaning: Divination and Script-Contemplation in the Zichu 字觸 by Zhou Lianggong 周亮工 (1612–1672)“ |
| 11/2014 - 03/2015 | Academic stay in Taipei, Taiwan (funded by Villigst e.V.) |
| 02/2013 - 08/2013 | Academic stay at Zhouyi Center, Shandong University, in Jinan, China (funded by Villigst e.V.) |
| 02/2010 | M.A. in English Cultural Studies, Sinology and Japanese Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 10/2006 - 10/2007 | Japanese language and culture studies at Yamaguchi University in Yamaguchi, Japan |
Work Experience | |
| since 03/2024 | Associate Professor for Literature and Culture of Modern China, Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies, University of Münster |
| 02/2026 - 04/2026 | Visiting scholar, Institute for History and Philology, Academia Sinica, in Taipei, Taiwan |
| 10/2020 - 02/2024 | Research fellow, Institute of Sinology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 07/2022 - 09/2022 | Visiting scholar, Tokyo University in Tokyo, Japan (funded by Emerging Talents Initiative ETI, FAU) |
| 04/2020 - 09/2020 | Visiting Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow, International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (IKGF), Erlangen |
| 08/2015 - 03/2020 | Research fellow, Institute of Sinology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 09/2018 - 09/2018 | Research stay at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea (funded by DAAD, PAJAKO Program) |
| 08/2017 - 09/2017 | Forschungsaufenthalt an der Universität Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan (gefördert durch den DAAD, PAJAKO Programm) |
| 02/2011 - 08/2015 | Research assistant, International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (IKGF), Erlangen |
Publications
Schmiedl, Anne Kathrin In: Kory, Stephen (eds.), Handbook of Prognostication and Prediction in China. Leiden: Brill. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Schmiedl, Anne Kathrin In: Bréard, Andrea; Fei, Ruqing; Schierhorn, Marie (eds.), Jahrbuch der Deutschen Vereinigung für Chinastudien. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Schmiedl, Anne Kathrin In: Christiansen, Birgit (eds.), Divination in the Ancient Near East: Indigenous and Borrowed Traditions and Their „Sitz im Leben“. Münster: Zaphon Verlag. Research article (book contribution) | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Schmiedl, Anne Kathrin (2024) In: Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, 119(3), 188-191. doi:10.1515/olzg-2024-0065 Review (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Schmiedl, Anne Kathrin (2023) In: Contributions to the History of Concepts, 18(2), 28-48. doi:10.3167/choc.2023.180203 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Talks
| Same and/or Other? The Hare in Chinese Mythological Literature Schmiedl, Anne (08/05/2025) Same and/or Other? Animals in East Asian History, Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Unveiling the Hidden – Divining the Future through Chinese Characters Schmiedl, Anne (06/03/2025) Divination in the Ancient Near East: Indigenous and Borrowed Traditions and their ‘Sitz im Leben’, München Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Founding “Myth”: The Formation and Ideological Ramifications of the Concept of “Myth” in 20th Century China Schmiedl, Anne (05/12/2024) 25th International Conference on the History of Concepts – Political Ideologies: Tracing the History of Concepts and…, Rio de Janeiro Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Transimperial Knowledge Transfer between Europe, China and Japan, 1850-1920 Schmiedl, Anne (10/10/2024) Empire Studies: (Post)Colonial Histories and Global Entanglements, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Von Übernatürlichen Figuren und Menschlichen Normen: „Ab/Normalität“ in der mythischen Literatur der chinesischen Kaiserzeit Schmiedl, Anne (24/11/2023) Yi/chang 異/常 – Ab-/Normalität in China - XXXIV. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Vereinigung für Chinastudien (DVCS), Lehrstuhl für Sinologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Type of talk: scientific Talk |