Commemorating the 95th anniversary of the founding of the discipline of literature and history, famous scholars of literature and history talk about academic life

　　China News Service, Guangzhou, September 25th (Guo Jun and Xiao Daping) To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the discipline of literature and history of Jinan University and the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the discipline of philosophy, on September 25th, the "Continuing the Context, Opening a New Chapter" hosted by the School of Literature of Jinan University. ——The theme event of "Face to Face with Famous Artists of Jinan Literature and History (Outstanding Social Scientists in Guangdong Province)" was held in the alumni building of the school's Shipai campus.

　　It is reported that since the selection of "Outstanding Social Scientists in Guangdong Province" in 2011, five scholars from Jinan University have won this honor, and four of them are in the discipline of Jinan Literature and History.

In this event, the organizer invited four outstanding social scientists from Guangdong Province, including Zhan Bohui, Rao Pengzi, Jiang Shuzhuo, and Cheng Guofu, who have emerged in the discipline of literature and history, to conduct one-on-one "academic life interviews" and four-person roundtable talks. , academic research, teaching and educating people, cultural heritage, social services, new liberal arts construction, and the relationship with the Jinan University College of Letters and other topics, were interviewed by the host in turn, attracting nearly 200 teachers and students from Jinan University to participate in the event.

　　Cheng Guofu, Dean of the School of Literature of Jinan University, said that the discipline of literature and history of Jinan University was the first two basic disciplines of Jinan University, and the School of Literature of Jinan University was founded on this basis.

Since its establishment, the Department of Literature and History and the School of Literature have been rooted in the rich and broad cultural mainline of Chinese civilization, and have continued, inherited and developed. With its profound humanistic heritage and historical nourishment, it takes the dissemination of Chinese culture as its own responsibility, and has cultivated and created generations. Humanistic talents have become a discipline and college with an important position and influence in the history of Jinan University.

　　"The First Outstanding Social Scientist in Guangdong Province" Professor Zhan Bohui is the first generation of linguists trained in New China.

In the interview, the 92-year-old Professor Zhan Bohui reviewed the experience of establishing a language discipline at Jinan University since he went to Guangzhou in the 1960s, and expounded on the construction of an academic team that "linguistic research cannot be fought alone, it must be organized as a team, and it must be scaled up". concept, as well as the worldly sentiment of "dialectology research should link theory with practice and serve the society".

　　"The First Outstanding Social Scientist of Guangdong Province" Professor Rao Pengzi is a leader in the fields of Chinese and Western comparative literature and art and overseas Chinese culture research. A doctoral program, he pioneered the direction of "Comparative Literature and Art" in China, and won the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Chinese Comparative Literature".

Due to physical reasons, Professor Rao Pengzi was unable to come to the venue in person, and a video recording of the academic interview of Professor Rao Pengzi was played on the spot.

　　"The Second Outstanding Social Scientist in Guangdong Province" Professor Jiang Shuzhuo is a national-level teaching teacher, a representative figure in the research of "cultural poetics" in China, and the head of the Chinese Literature and Art Criticism Base of Jinan University.

Professor Jiang believes that academic research should not be in vain, and should not be divorced from the times and reality. Integrate theory with practice, and undertake the mission of the times and social responsibility.

　　Professor Cheng Guofu, "The Third Outstanding Social Scientist of Guangdong Province", is the first Changjiang Scholar independently trained by Jinan University in the liberal arts, and a representative figure of the fourth generation of scholars in the study of ancient novels.

He believes that the School of Literature of Jinan University is a united, progressive and harmonious group, with multi-disciplinary integration, mutual support and common development among disciplines.

　　In the roundtable session after the one-on-one interview, several famous experts also had in-depth exchanges on topics such as the development history of the college, the construction of new liberal arts, and the integration of disciplines.

At the same time, the four famous scholars also sent messages to young scholars, hoping that young scholars can continue the context and open a new chapter in the development of the discipline of literature and history.

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