Haun Saussy

Haun Saussy is University Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. He holds a PhD from Yale University (1990) and has maintained strong ties with French scholars through collaborations with institutions like the Collège de France and CNRS. Currently serving as adjunct director of the Chicago-CNRS International Research Laboratory 'HumanitiesPlus,' he also fosters academic partnerships with the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda.

• PhD from Yale University (1990)
• Specializes in Chinese literary studies and comparative literature
• Active in international academic collaborations

His research explores:

• Translation studies and linguistic theory
• Cultural memory in global contexts
• Comparative methodologies in humanities
• Historical intersections of Chinese and Western thought
• Postcolonial and transnational literary frameworks
• Digital humanities applications

Recent publications analyze:

• Structuralist approaches to language
• Ethics of cultural comparison
• Literary reception across language barriers
• Material history of literary forms
• Contemporary Chinese literary historiography
• Global implications for humanities research