Wei-Jen Chen
Assistant Professor
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 Education PhD, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan Normal University
 Teaching Specialties Chinese language, classic courses, poetry and contemporary life, food literature and culture, navigation and exploration of the reading industry chain 
Phone (03) 463-8800 ext. 2144 
Email weiren@saturn.yzu.edu.tw
Publications
  • "Fluid Reading of Poetry—On the Formation and Disappearance of Prose Poetry" published in the 40th issue of Taiwan Journal of Poetics (November 2022).
  • "Two Mysteries in Contemporary Taiwanese Prose Poetry"Included in the introduction of "Jumping Fields: A Selection of Contemporary Taiwanese Prose Poets," edited by Li Changqing and Joel Noel (Taipei: Jiuge, 2017).
  • "The Changing Trends and Significance of Taiwan’s Modern Poetry in the 1970s"Included in "General Education and Cultural Practice," edited by Liang Jiaqi and Kang Mingshan (Taipei: Shida Bookstore, 2016).
  • "A Comparative Study on the Views of Life and Death in Taiwanese and Vietnamese Folk Religions—Taking Yiguandao and Tu'en as Examples" (Co-authored with Zhong Yuying)
  • Published in East Asian Journal of Literature and Philosophy by the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica (November 2016).
  • "'The Sound of Mimi'—Discussing the Metric Significance Before and After the New Poetry Revolution from the Perspective of Cultural Genes" Included in "New Perspectives in Interdisciplinary Research in General Education," edited by Liu Arong and Guan Zefu (Taipei: Shida Bookstore, 2015).
  • "Can Jinzhen Save People?—The Design Concept and Execution Experience of 'Poetry and Contemporary Life'" Included in "University 'Nutrition' Credits—Meeting 16 Different General Education Classes," edited by Liang Jiaqi (Taipei: Wanjianlou, 2015). Originally published in the 52nd issue of "General Education Online" (May 2014).
  • "An Analytical Discussion on the 'Startling' Creative Phenomena in Contemporary Taiwanese Prose Poetry" Dialogue and Comparison in a Pluralistic Perspective: International Summit on Literature Phenomena in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (October 2010).
  • "The Meaningless Babble Between 'Us'—On the Genre Significance of Luo Yijun’s Weekly Column Trilogy in 'Yi Zhoukan'" Included in "Selected Papers from the Cross-Strait Chinese Literature Academic Conference," edited by Song Rushan and Wei Meiling (Taipei: Showwe, September 2010).
  • "Canonical Design Under 'Startling' Conditions?—A Re-examination of the Aesthetic Characteristics of Contemporary Taiwanese Prose Poetry" Published in the 17th issue of "Modern Chinese Literature" (June 2010).
  • "Research on Cross-Genre Writing Phenomena in Contemporary Taiwanese Literature" Ph.D. thesis, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan Normal University, 2008.
Awards
  • Ministry of Education 8th National Outstanding General Education Teacher Award (2018).
  • Yuan Ze University Outstanding Teaching Award for the 100th and 105th Academic Years.
  • Yuan Ze University Special Excellence in Teaching Innovation Award for the 103rd and 104th Academic Years, and Honorable Mention for Teaching Innovation in the 109th Academic Year.
  • "Poetry and Contemporary Life" received the Ministry of Education's Excellence Award for Civic Core Competency Curriculum Planning for the 1st Semester of the 102nd Academic Year.
  • "Poetry and Contemporary Life" received the Ministry of Education's Excellence Award for Civic Core Competency Curriculum Planning for the 2nd Semester of the 101st Academic Year.
  • "Poetry and Contemporary Life" received the Ministry of Education's Excellence Award for Civic Core Competency Curriculum Planning for the 2nd Semester of the 100th Academic Year.
  • Third Prize in the National Science Council's Science Popularization Award (2006).
  • .First Prize in the Ni Kuang Science Fiction Award for Science Fiction Short Story (2004).
  • Academic Resume

Lecturer, Department of Chinese, Yuanze University

Lecturer, Department of Chinese, National Chinan University

  • Professional Experience

Chief Editor of Milky way Ideation Publishing House

Founder of Milky way Bookstore

Chairman of Taoyuan City Niujiao Art and Literature Association

  • Area of Specialties :

Taiwan’s modern and contemporary literature, poetics, I Ching, reading industry

  • Office ：  5705