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Hongjian Wang is an Associate Professor in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University. He specializes in Comparative Literature and serves as affiliated faculty in Film Video Production and Asian Studies. His research interests include modern contemporary Chinese literature, film, performing arts, media, and cultural history, with a particular focus on the dynamics between the state and cultural elites. Wang's work engages critical perspectives, notably through his monograph 'Decadence Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature Culture: Comparative Literary-Historical Reevaluation,' which critically examines twentieth-century Chinese literature through the lens of late-nineteenth-century European Decadence. Currently, he is working on a book project titled 'Laughter: Satiric Skits CCTV Spring Festival Gala China’s Post-Socialist Condition,' which analyzes the comic portrayals of Cultural Others in China's Central Television's Spring Festival Gala, shedding light on contemporary social values and cultural dynamics in China.
GRE is not required.