Dr Delia Lin

Biography/ Background

Delia Lin studied engineering, linguistics and applied linguistics at a leading Chinese university and gained her PhD in Humanities (political culture) at Griffith University, Australia. She is devoted to a cross-disciplinary approach to research. Her research passion lies in the nexus between politics, culture, language, philosophy and psychology. In particular, she examines emerging trends and issues in political and cultural philosophy, political and cultural psyche and language phenomenology in China.  She teaches Chinese, translation and social science courses.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy

School of Humanities, Griffith University

Thesis title: Civilising Citizens in Post-Mao China: Understanding the Rhetoric of Suzhi

Supervisors: Professor Mark Finnane and Associate Professor Sue Trevaskes

 

M.A (by research)     Applied Linguistics

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

 

B.A. (with thesis component)  Linguistics

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

 

NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters, Australia) accredited Translator (Chinese <->English, both directions)

 

NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters, Australia) accredited Interpreter (Mandarin <->English, both directions)

 

Awards & Achievements

2009                Dean’s Academic Excellence list, Griffith Graduate Research School

 

2008                2008 Individual Teacher Award Commendation

                        Griffith Awards for Excellence in Teaching

                        Griffith University

                                                                            

1994, 1990      Han Suyin National Young Translators Award, 

Translators Association of China

 

1990                First Prize, English/Chinese Translation Competition of Hubei Province, Translators Association of Hubei Province & Hubei People’s Broadcasting Station

 

 

Publications

Refereed Articles and Chapters

 

2012 "Working to be Worthy - Shame and Confucian Technology of Governing", in Andrew Kipnis (ed.) Chinese Modernity and the Individual Psyche, Palgrave MacMillan.

 

2012 "Increasing Cultural Flexibility: A Psychological Perspective on the Purpose of Intercultural Educaiton", in Xianlin Song & Kate Cadman (eds.) Bridging Transcultural Divides: Asian Languages and Cultures in Global Higher Education, University of Adelaide Press.

 

2001 (with Michael Keane) “Patriotism Is Not Enough: Chinese Intellectuals and the Knowledge Economy”, Asia Pacific Media Educator, Issue No. 11, July-Dec. 2001.

 

Book Review

 

2003 Review of B. Bakken The Exemplary Society: Human Improvement, Social Control, and the Dangers of Modernity in China (2000) Oxford: Oxford University Press. Asian Studies Review, December 2003, Vol. 27, no. 4.

 

Book and Dictionary

 

1997 (with X. Wang) Gems of American Prose of Today---with Chinese Translations and Commentaries, Wuhan: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press.

 

1997 (with E. Cheng et al) A Practical Chinese-English Dictionary for Scientists, Beijing: Higher Education Press.

 

Working Papers

 

2010 “The Cultural Dilemma of a Knowledge Society in China: The Case of 'Education for Quality' (Suzhi jiaoyu)”, Regional Outlook, Griffith Asia Institute, Brisbane, Vol. 24.

 

Conference Presentations

 

2010 , "Working to be Worthy - Shame and Confucian Technology of Governing", paper presented to the ANU China Institute Signature Conference Chinese Modernity and the Individual Psyche, 16-17 August.

 

2010 “Developing University Students’ Cultural Flexibility: Towards a Framework”, paper presented to Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 18^th Biennial Conference: 5-8 July, Adelaide.

 

2009  “Amnesia and Memory: Does Classical Ideology Matter?”, paper presented to Chinese Studies Association of Australia 11^th Biennial Conference: 9-11 July, Sydney.

 

2007 “The Wenming-Suzhi-Hexie Shehui Continuum: The Logic of Defective Citizenship in China”, paper presented to Chinese Studies Association of Australia 10^th Biennial Conference: 27-29 June, Brisbane

 

2001 (with Michael Keane) “Intellectuals and Nationalism in China”, Paper presented to the Governance and Justice 2001 Conference: 9th-11th July Griffith University, Nathan Campus.

 

Translation Publications

 

2000 (Sang Ye) "Chinese Dreams on Paper: Exploring the 'Virtual Reality' of China's Futures", in Beyong the Future: Papers from the Conference of the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery Publications, Brisbane, 2000. (with Sue Trevaskes).

 

(State Education Commission of the People's Republic of China) "History Teaching Guidelins for Full-time Junior High Schools in the Nine-year Mandatory Education", in Chinese Education Society: A Journal of Translations, vol. 32, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 21-39. (with Amy Shih and Patrick Chan).

Professional Interests

2009 Advanced Workshop in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy conducted by Dr. Russel Harris

2008 Introductory Workshop in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy conducted by Dr. Russel Harris

2007 Mental Health First Aid Course

 

 

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013