Professor of school of liberal arts at Renmin University of China, a member of the review in National Social Science Fund, and the Deputy Director of Sinology Research Center at Renmin University of China. Main research fields include: western literary theory and comparative literature, art history and philosophy of art, and interdisciplinary research and cultural studies. Major publications include: Listening: Paradigm of Perception in the Post-metaphysical Era; Stigma: Christianity and Art; The Myth of Writing: Literature in Western Culture.