• Researcher - Fan Pik Wah 潘碧华

Researcher - Fan Pik Wah 潘碧华

Senior Lecturer, Chinese Studies Department, UM

B. A. (Hons), University of Malaya (UM)

M. A., University of Malaya (UM)

Ph. D, Peking University, China 

Email: fanpw@um.edu.my

Tel No.: 03-79675641

Dr Fan Pik Wah, was born in the state of Kedah in Malaysia. Her ancestral home is Zhaoqing (a district of the province of Guangdong, China), making her a member of the Hakka dialect group. However the early stages' of her education took place in Chinese schools in Malaysia. After graduating from the University of Malaya with Bachelor (B.A.) and Master of Arts degrees (M.A.) in Chinese Studies, she furthered her academic pursuits at Peking University, China, where she completed her PhD Chinese Classical Literature. Currently, she works as a senior lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Science in the University of Malaya. Her research areas include classical Chinese literature, and Malaysian Chinese literature and culture. She has contributed many articles to local news papers as well as academic papers on Chinese Shici, Malaysian Chinese literature and Malaysian Chinese in local cultural and society.

潘碧华博士1965出生于马来西亚吉打州，祖籍广东肇庆高要，毕业于居林觉民中学、马来亚大学中文系，马大中文系硕士、北京大学古代文学博士，曾任职于星洲日报和光明日报，现任马来亚大学中文系高级讲师，马来西亚华文作家协会秘书长。专业研究中国古代诗词、马来西亚华文文学和华人文化。著有散文集《传火人》、《我会在长城上想起你》、《在北大看中国》等8本。学术专著有《马华文学的时代记忆》。主编《马华文学奖系》、《跨越时空——中国文学的传播与接受》（古代卷、现代卷）。目前主持和参与的课题有马来西亚华文文学研究、客家文化研究。