Modern Selfhood in Translation

IntroductionFrom Self-Strengthening to New CultureIdentity, Chinese Modernity and TranslationThe Role of Translation and Translators in Translation StudiesApproaches to Researching Chinese Translation History and Thesis OverviewChapter 1Modernization Through Translation: Shifts and Trends (1890s - 1900s)1.1 Statistical Analysis of Translated Works1.2 Modern Development of the Print Culture and the Rise of Translation1.2.1 The Patronage of Publishers and Literary Journals1.2.2 Liang Qichao - a Leading Patron of Translation1.3 Translation from Japanese1.4 Translation of Textbooks as a Response to the Promotion of Modern Education1.5 Acquiring Modern Values Through Science Translation1.5.1 From Gezhi to Kexue - "Science" and Modern Chinese Identity1.5.2 Promotion of Scientific Understanding as a Marker of Modern Fitness1.6 Translation of Fiction1.6.1 Translation of Political Fiction1.6.2 Translation of Science Fiction1.6.3 Translation of Detective StoriesConclusionChapter 2Translation as an Education in Modern Values: Yan Fu and Liang Qichao2.1 Yan Fu on Western Social Thought2.1.1 Yan Fu's Selection of Works for Translation2.1.2 Yan Fu's Translation and Writing Style2.1.3 Yan Fu's Translation Strategy as Dictated by His Ideology of Modernity2.2 Liang Qichao on Modern Citizenship Through Translation2.2.1 Liang Qichao's Promotion of Modern Attributes2.2.2 Liang Qichao's Fiction TranslationConclusionChapter 3 Making a "New Culture" Through Translation3.1 Acquisition of Western Knowledge3.1.1 The Impact of Late Qing Translations on the New Generation of Chinese Intellectuals3.1.2 Overseas Study3.2 Translation as a Precursor to New CultureConclusionChapter 4Translating New Culture into a Collective Identity4.1 New Culture Collectives4.1.1 The New Youth Group4.1.2 The Association for Literary Studies and Short Story Monthly4.2 The Growing Authority of Translated Works4.3 Otherness and Identity Politics - New Youth Debates with Lin ShuConclusionChapter 5Constructing the

Dr. Limin Chi is head of the Chinese Department at Kiangsu-Chekiang College, Hong Kong, with research interests in Chinese studies (Chinese intellectual and literary history since the 1890s), translation studies and applied linguistics. Previously he taught at Nanjing Normal University, the University of Auckland and Auckland International College. He completed his undergraduate studies in English at Xuzhou Normal University, China, and has obtained two master's degrees: one in applied linguistics (University of Melbourne) and the other in translation studies (Monash University). He received his PhD in cultural studies from Monash University.