Louis Liuxi Meng

Professor of Chinese Studies and Asian Studies     

Dr. Louis Liuxi Meng (孟留喜) has taught Chinese language, literature, culture, and civilization, as well as courses in Asian Studies and World Languages and Cultures, for many years. Before joining the faculty at Kennesaw State University in 2006, he taught at two universities in Beijing and later at The University of British Columbia, Carleton College, and Central Washington University in North America.

His research and teaching interests center on Chinese language pedagogy, Chinese poetry, and women’s literature in East Asia. Dr. Meng has published books, book chapters, and journal articles in both Chinese and English and has presented his research at numerous international conferences.

His publications include Poetry as Power: Yuan Mei’s Female Disciple Qu Bingyun (1767–1810) (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2007), translated into Chinese as 《詩歌之力: 袁枚女弟子屈秉筠 (1767–1810)》(Wu Xiaping tr., Nanjing: Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2020); “Idea-scape (yijing): Understanding Imagery in the Chinese Poetic Tradition,” Comparative Literature: East & West 22 (July 2015): 29–48; “Peilan and Renlan as Metaphors for Literary Creations in Classical Chinese Poetry” 談“佩蘭”“紉蘭”在古代詩歌中借喻文學創作, Research of Chinese Literature 中國文學研究 117 (April 2015): 35–39; “New Discoveries about Xi Peilan’s Works” 有關袁枚女弟子席佩蘭著作的新發現, Literary Life 文藝生活 1060 (June 2017): 1–3, 6; and “Search for the Truth: Zhang Xuecheng (1738–1801) on Writing” 究大道以為世用——章學誠的文章觀兼議文章的根本特質, Journal of Capital Normal University (1989, no. 1): 16–24.

His current book projects include Chinese Literature: A Cultural Perspective and The Poetry of Xi Peilan: An Annotated Edition (席佩蘭詩詞校注).

·  Ph.D. – The University of British Columbia, Asian Studies (Literature)

·  M.A. – State University of New York at Oswego, English and American Literature

·  B.A. – Renmin University of China, Chinese Language and Literature