Liulu

Dr. Liu Lu is an Associate Professor at the School of Foreign Languages, China Pharmaceutical University. She received her Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Nanjing University. Dr. Liu’s academic interest lies in British and American literary studies, with a particular focus on contemporary American fiction as well as the intersection of literature and medicine. She teaches a variety of courses including Introduction to Literature, British Literature, American Literature, English Drama and Academic Writing.

Dr. Liu was also a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Scholar, spending a year in the United States. She has published 11 academic papers in journals such as Contemporary Foreign Literature and New Perspectives on World Literature. In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Liu has translated several books, including works in the Oxford Very Short Introductions series, published by Yilin Press.

Liu, Lu. “Late Modernity and Male Depression in The Corrections.” Journal of Northeastern University (Social Science Edition), no. 2, 2023, pp. 144-150.

Liu, Lu. “ Ethical Crisis and Individual Responsibility: A Postmoderm Ethical Reading of Crossroads.” Contemporary Foreign Literature, no. 4, 2022, pp. 148-155.

Liu, Lu. “Crossroads: The Emergence of a Post-traditional Society.” New Perspectives on World Literature, no. 3, 2022, pp. 25-33.

Liu, Lu. “The Underground Railroad: A Literary Map Drawn with the Body.” Journal of Zhejiang International Studies University, no. 1, 2019, pp. 97-104.

Liu, Lu. “Rewriting History in Contemporary Context: Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad as a Neo-slave Narrative.” Journal of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, no. 4, 2019, pp. 87-95+159.

Liu, Lu. “A Victory of ‘Less’over ‘More’: Transcending Power of the Marginal in Less.” Foreign Literature Studies (Extended Edition), no. 2, 2019, pp. 45-52.

Liu, Lu. A Study of Jonathan Franzen’ s Works in the Context of Late Modernity. Philosophy and Social Science Research Fund for Higher Education in Jiangsu Province, Grant No. 2024SJYB0075, 2024.

Recent Translations:

Gidley, Jennifer M. Future: A Very Short Introduction. Translated by Liu Lu, Yilin Press, 2024.

Capote, Truman. A Christmas Memory. Translated by Lu Liu. Yilin Press, 2023.

Veronique Mottier. Sexuality: A Very Short Introduction. Translated by Liu Lu, Yilin Press, 2017.

Zimmermann, Patricia R. Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction. Translated by Liu Lu, Yilin Press, 2015.