Guo Haixia

Name: Guo Haixia

Department: English Department

Title: Professor

Research Interests: American Literature and Culture, Area and Country Studies (Comparative Literature and Cross-Cultural Studies), Mutual Learning among Civilizations (International Communication and Mutual Learning among Civilizations)

1.Personal Profile:

Guo Haixia, Professor, Master's Supervisor, Doctoral Supervisor, and Postdoctoral Supervisor at the School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Tianjin University. She holds a Ph.D. in American Literature and Culture, is recognized as a Beiyang Young Core Faculty member, and serves as an evaluation expert for the Ministry of Education's postgraduate thesis review, the China Scholarship Council, and projects of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. As the principal investigator, she has led two national-level projects including a National Social Science Fund project and a National Special Project (total funding: 600,000 RMB), as well as three projects such as a Tianjin Social Science Fund project and Tianjin University Independent Innovation Fund projects. As a core member, she has participated in over 10 projects including National Special Projects, National Social Science Fund projects, Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund projects, Tianjin Philosophy and Social Science Fund projects, Tianjin Art Science Fund projects, and Central University Basic Research Fund projects. She has published 16 core papers in high-quality journals such as Foreign Literature, Overseas Chinese History Studies, Journal of Southwest Minzu University (Humanities and Social Science Edition), World Chinese Literature, and PJOE; completed 2 academic monographs; and serves as a peer reviewer for core journals including Overseas Chinese History Studies and PJOE. She has received the Tianjin University "Shen Zhikang" Teaching Award and the Second Prize of the 19th Tianjin Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award.

2.Education Background:

2015: Ph.D. in American Literature and Culture from University of Porto

3.Work Experience:

• September 2015 – June 2020: Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Tianjin University

• July 2020 – June 2025: Associate Professor, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Tianjin University

• July 2025 – Present: Professor, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Tianjin University

4.Main Courses Taught:

Integrated English, American Literature, Western Literary Criticism Theory

5.Academic Achievements:

Publications:

• CSSCI Core, First Author. The Westward Movement: Frontier Writing and National Consciousness in American Literature [J]. Foreign Literature, 2024(04):21-30.

• CSSCI Core, First Author. A New Inquiry into Anti-Chinese Sentiment in Late 19th Century America——An Analysis from the Perspective of Territorialization [J]. Overseas Chinese History Studies, 2024(03):67-77.

• CSSCI Core, First Author. Knowledge Graph Analysis of Hotspots and Frontiers in Ethnic Cultural Identity Research [J]. Journal of Southwest Minzu University (Humanities and Social Science Edition), 2021, 42(04):223-233.

• CSSCI Core, First Author. History·Ethnicity·Gender——The Writing of Living Space in Contemporary Chinese American Literature [J]. Overseas Chinese History Studies, 2019, (01):24-30.

• CSSCI Extended Core, First Author. A Postmodern Autobiographical Novel——Analysis of Genre Debate and Definition of The Woman Warrior [J]. World Chinese Literature, 2018, (05):112-118.

• Peking University Core, First Author. The Hawaiian Writing in The Fifth Book of Peace and the Spatial Production of American Colonization [J]. World Chinese Literature, 2021, (01):88-93.

• SCI Indexed, First Author. Knowledge Graph Analysis of American Literary Studies Based on Green Digital Tools [J]. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2023, 32(6):5071-5081.

• SCI Indexed, First Author. Evaluation of Digital Technology Integration into University Teaching Acceptance in the Context of Green and Sustainable Development [J]. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2025, 34(5):5099-5110.

• Academic Monograph, Sole Author. A Classical Narrative Study of Contemporary American Ethnic Literature. Tianjin University Press, 2019, 320,000 words (in English).

• Academic Monograph, Sole Author. Space and Nation/Ethnic Identity: Studies in Chinese American Literature. The Commercial Press, 2026, 210,000 words (in Chinese).

Research Projects:

• Principal Investigator, National Special Project: Research on the Construction of Cross-Cultural Value Identity between China and Foreign Countries Based on the "Community with a Shared Future for Mankind", 400,000 RMB, 2024 (Ongoing).

• Principal Investigator, National Social Science Fund Project: Research on Spatial Writing and the Construction of National/Ethnic Identity in Chinese American Literature, 200,000 RMB, 2019 (Completed).

• Principal Investigator, Tianjin Social Science Fund Project: A Study of Spatial Narrative in Contemporary Chinese American Literature, 20,000 RMB, 2017 (Completed).

• Principal Investigator, Tianjin University Independent Fund Project: Research on the Evolution of Cultural Identity among Chinese Americans around the Civil Rights Movement, 30,000 RMB, 2020 (Completed).

• Principal Investigator, Tianjin University Independent Fund Project: Research on Spatial Writing and Ethnic Identity Construction in Contemporary Chinese American Literature, 30,000 RMB, 2019 (Completed).

• Principal Investigator, Tianjin University Independent Fund Project: Literary Research and Information Analysis, 30,000 RMB, 2017 (Completed).

• Core Member, Tianjin Philosophy and Social Science Fund Project: Research on Driving Factors and Upgrade Paths for Continuous Innovation in Tianjin's High-End Equipment Manufacturing Enterprises in the New Era, 30,000 RMB, Completed without final appraisal, 2019.

• Core Member, Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund Project: "Research on Twentieth-Century African American Utopian Literature", 80,000 RMB.

• Core Member, Tianjin Art Science Planning Project: Research on the Spatial Agglomeration of Tianjin Cultural and Creative Industries and the Coordinated Development Path with Urban Economy, 10,000 RMB, 2024.

6.Awards and Honors:

• Tianjin Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, Second Prize (2025)

• Tianjin University 4th Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition, Second Prize (2024)

• Tianjin University Young Faculty Teaching Competition Campus Selection, Third Prize (2025)

• Tianjin University "Shen Zhikang" Teaching Award (2020)

• Tianjin University "Beiyang Young Core Faculty" (2019)

• Tianjin 15th University Young Faculty Teaching Competition Campus-level, Second Prize (2019)

• "Outstanding Communist Party Member" of the English-Japanese Department Party Branch, School of Foreign Languages and Literature (2019)

• Annual Performance Evaluation: Excellent (2019, 2020, 2024, 2025)

7.Academic Affiliations:

Serves as an evaluation expert for the Ministry of Education's postgraduate thesis review, the China Scholarship Council, and projects of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and as a peer reviewer for several CSSCI, SSCI, and SCI core journals.

8.Contact Information:

We welcome students interested in pursuing research in Area and Country Studies (Comparative Literature and Cross-Cultural Studies), Mutual Learning among Civilizations (International Communication and Mutual Learning among Civilizations), and Foreign Literature to join our team. Priority will be given to students who are enthusiastic about research, innovative, and hardworking. Prospective students interested in pursuing Master's, Doctoral degrees, or Postdoctoral positions are invited to contact via email: haixia.guo@tju.edu.cn.