Guangchen Chen

Guangchen Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures at Emory University. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (with a secondary field in Music) from Harvard University and was a Cotsen Fellow at Princeton University's Society of Fellows, where he also lectured in Comparative Literature and the Humanities Council. His research focuses on the intersection of literary and material culture, particularly collecting as an epistemological intervention, and explores concepts like 'negative musicality' to redefine creative freedom through sound and silence.

• Education: Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, Harvard University (secondary: Music)
• Previous Affiliations: Cotsen Fellow, Princeton University (Society of Fellows)

His work bridges Chinese, German, English, and Czech literatures and musicology. Key research interests include Chinese intellectual history, Sino-Czech cultural relations, and the politics of aesthetics. Notable projects include a forthcoming book manuscript, *In Things We Trust*, examining collecting practices in modern Chinese literature, and a second book on 'negative musicality' that redefines sound through negation.

He has been awarded the Frederic Sheldon Traveling Fellowship (2015-16) and a Junior Fellowship with the 'Principles of Cultural Dynamics' network at Freie Universität Berlin (2015). His translations include works by David Damrosch, Albert Schweitzer, and Claire Roberts.

• Labs/Teams: None explicitly mentioned, but his research engages interdisciplinary collaborations in comparative literature and cultural studies.