Chu Dongai
Name:
Chu Dong-ai
Personal Profile:
She joined South China University of Technology in 1995 and is currently a professor and master's degree supervisor in school of journalism and communication. Her main research interests are folk culture and folk art, specializing in festival folklore, oral history and fieldwork. Over the years, she has devoted herself to combine writing, fieldwork and video documentation, exploring the establishment of an urban development model and a modern urban lifestyle that preserves traditional cultural characteristics and urban cultural diversity, and has been involved in the process of constructing local culture by the government, local intellectuals, folk culture inheritors, the media and the general public. In recent years, she has focused on urban folk culture, the transmission, protection and communication of intangible cultural heritage, and folk oral history. Her teaching interests include communication writing, aesthetic psychology, video folklore, cultural and creative industries, and Chinese folklore culture.
Education and work experience:
1992 B.A. in History, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China
1995 M.A. in Overseas Chinese History, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
2006 PhD. in Folklore Direction, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
1995-present School of Humanities and Social Sciences - School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology
Academic part-time jobs:
Vice Chairman of Guangdong Folk Literature and Art Association/ Member of the Tenth Council of the Chinese Folk Artists' Association/ Director of the Chinese Folklore Society/ Director of the Chinese Society for the History of Film and Television in Universities/ Director of the Professional Committee of Folk Culture Research in Chinese Anthropology/ China Folk Culture Industry Research Centre researcher/ Member of the Expert Committee on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Guangdong Province
Publications:
1. Double-Seventh Day: Guangdong Qi Qiao Festival, Chu Dong-ai, Guangdong Education Publishing House, 2010.4
2. Urban Village Folk Memories: the Survey of Zhu Cun, Guangzhou, Chu Dong-ai, Guangdong People's Publishing House, 2012.8
3. Decoding Folklore in Shunde, Ye Chunsheng, Chu Dong-ai et al, Heilongjiang People's Publishing House, 2005.1
4. Regional Folklore, Ye Chunsheng, Chu Dong-ai et al, Heilongjiang People's Publishing House, 2005.8
5. The New Vitality of Kirin Dance in Dong River, Ye Chunsheng, Chu Dong-ai et al, 2009.5
6. The Carnival of the People: Reflections of the Dragon Boat in Tianhe, Chu Dong-ai, Huang Xue-min et al, Guangdong People's Publishing House, 2014.6
7. Folklore Images of Zhu Cun(all six books), Chu Dong-ai, Wang Lisha et al，Guangdong People's Publishing House, 2016.11
8. Fourty in Motherhood? Fang Ying, Chu Dong-ai etal, Guangdong People's Publishing House, 2016.2
9. Where do I come from: A survey of my family's oral history, Chu Dong-ai, South China University of Technology Press, 2019.2
10. Tianhe: 1985, Chu Dong-ai, Huang Xue-min et al, Guangdong People's Publishing House, 2020.6
Projects, commissioned projects:
1. A Review of Studies on the History of the Chinese Communist Party and Modern Chinese History in Taiwan and Hong Kong (National 8th Five-Year Plan Key Research Project)，Participant: Chu Dong-ai, 1995-1998
2. History of Hakka Folklore (National Key Book Publishing Plan for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2003-2005
3. A Survey of Chinese New Year Practices in the Cantonese Folk Group, a sub-project of Historical Changes in Chinese New Year Customs and Regional Cultural Practices (Major Projects of the Key Research Bases of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2005-2008
4. Chinese Folk Paper Cutting Integration - Foshan Volume (Specially Commissioned Projects of the National Social Science Foundation), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2017-2019
5. A Comparative Study of the National Non-Foreign Heritage Project Qi Qiao Festival in Gansu, Zhejiang and Guangzhou (Key Commissions from the Chinese Folk Artists' Association), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2021-2022
6. The Existence of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Contemporary Cultural Environment of China: Communication and Variation (The key Research Funds of Ministry of Education of China Grant), Participant: Chu Dong-ai, 2004-2009
7. Research on 'Disaster Culture' and the Construction of a Resilient Society in the Context of Public Health and Safety (Major Projects of the National Social Science Foundation of China), Participant: Chu Dong-ai, 2021-2025
8. Comparison of Legends and Cultural Identity in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau and United Front Work in the New Era (South China University of Technology Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation Special Project), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2009.7-2009.11
9. A Study on the Protection of Vernacular Culture in the Construction of a Large Cultural Province - An Example of Urban Villages (Guangzhou Municipal Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2010-2012
10. The Protection of Rural Culture in Guangdong: A Case of Urban Village (Ministry of Education and Ministry of Finance of China, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2011-2012
11. Investigation of the Evolution Folk Customs and Community Governance in Urban Village of Guangdong (The key Research Funds of Education Department of Guangdong of the Excellent Young Innovative Talents Training Program of Guangdong Universities), Participant: Chu Dong-ai, 2010-2012
12. Guangzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage: Guangzhou Qi Qiao Festival (Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tianhe District Government), Host: Chu Dong-ai, April-December 2013
13. Research on the Oral History of Cantonese Speaking Artists(Central University Academic Library of South China University of Technology and the publication grant project of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences of Southern University of Science and Technology), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2018-2020
14. Research on the Origin, Localization and Dissemination Routes of Guangdong Qi Qiao Culture (commissioned by Southern University of Science and Technology), Host: Chu Dong-ai, 2021-2022
Participated in more than 30 provincial and ministerial level projects, hosted other humanities and social science foundation projects and student SRP research programs on campus.
Paper:
1. Chu Dong-ai. 2004. Shenzhen Folklore and the Development of the Special Administrative Region. Special Economic Zone, 7:23-27
2. Chu Dong-ai. 2004. The Historical Impact of the Change of Administrative Regions on the Development of Folklore in Hong Kong and Macao, Crossroads Southeast Asian Studies. 10:71-75
3. Chu Dong-ai. 2004. A Comparison of Mao Dun and Wen Yiduo's Mythological Studies, Guangxi Ethnic Studies. Guangxi Ethnic Studies. 4:35-38
4. Chu Dong-ai. 2005. A Comparison of Mao Dun and Wen Yiduo's Mythological Studies. Studies in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
5. Chu Dong-ai. 2005. An Analysis of the Folklore of the Qi Jie's Birthday in the Traditional Period in Lingnan Area--Guangzhou Zhu Cun as an Example, Cultural Heritage. 4:112-119
6. Chu Dong-ai. 2006. Survey and Analysis on the Custom of Cat Worship at Zhu Cun in Guangzhou. Journal of Henan Institute of Education. Philosophy and Social Sciences
7. Chu Dong-ai. 2009. The Resurrection and Transformation of Begging Qiao: Example of Qi Jie's Birthday in Guangzhou Zhu Cun, Ethnic Arts Quarterly. 3:38-45+93
8. Chu Dong-ai. 2009. The Transmutation of the Customs in City Village and the Adaptation for the Harmonious Society. Guangxi Ethnic Studies, 3:90-95
9. Chu Dong-ai. 2010. Walking on the Great Road of Entertainment: A Comparative Study of Qi Qiao and TV Beauty Pageants. Theory and Creation
10. Chu Dong-ai. 2011. The Festival, Faith and Clan Tradition Reconstructing in Social Change: A Case Study on Dragon Boat Racing Custom in Zhu Cun of Guangzhou. Guangxi Ethnic Studies, 4:67-72
11. Chu Dong-ai. 2012. The Disciplinary Individuality and Linguistic Generality of Keywords in Academic Papers. China Publishing Journal, 12:54-56
12. Chu Dong-ai. Contemporary Directions of Urban Folk Beliefs. Guang Ming Daily (Theoretical version), 2012- 01-01
13. Chu Dong-ai. 2012. The Construction of Successful Model of Chinese Cell Phone Animation Industry. China Publishing Journal, 2:54-57
14. Chu Dong-ai, Huang Xue-min. Qi Qiao and Traditional Female Discourse: The Case of the Qi Qiao Festival in Guangdong Province, Inner Mongolia Social Science (Chinese version), 1: 124-129
15. Chu Dong-ai. 2012. Urban Folk Beliefs in the Process of Urbanization: The Case of Urban Villages in Guangzhou. Ethnic Arts Quarterly, 1:69-75
16. Chu Dong-ai. 2012. Urban Imagination and Cultural Identity of Rural Aborigines: the Case of Urban Villages in Guangzhou. Cultural Heritage Bimonthly, 3:141-145
17. Chu Dong-ai. 2013. The Conception about Flexible and Heterogeneous Management Mode in City Village of Guangdong. Journal of South China University of Technology (Social Science Edition), 3:77-83
18. Chu Dong-ai, Huang Xue-min. 2013. Appellation Change in Interpersonal Communication and its Implications. Journal of Shenzhen University (Humanities & Social Sciences), 6:198-202
19. Chu Dong-ai. 2014. A Comparison of the Qi Qiao Culture in Xihe, Gansu and Zhu Cun, Guangzhou. Cultural Heritage Bimonthly, 6:111-117
20. Chu Dong-ai. 2014. A Comparison of the Qi Qiao Culture in Xihe, Gansu and Zhu Cun, Guangzhou. Cultural Heritage Bimonthly, 6:111-117
21. Chu Dong-ai. 2016. Research and Ideas on the Development Model of Urban Rurality: Taking Panyu District in Guangzhou as an Example. Lingnan Culture and History
22. Chu Dong-ai. 2018. Semiotic Interpretation and Cultural Creativity of Double Seven Festival: Taking Tianhe District in Guangzhou as a Model. Cultural Heritage, 3:143-150+2-3
23. Chu Dong-ai. 2018. Imagination of Farmers and Farmers’ Imagination: The Discipline and Spread of Longmen Peasant Paintings. National Arts, 3:87-93
24. Chu Dong-ai. 2020. Small Stories and Big Society: the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Inheritors in Oral History-taking Cantonese-storytelling as an example. Cultural Heritage, 1:111-121+159-160
Awards and Honors:
1. The New Vitality of Kirin Dance in Dong River. Edited by Ye Chunsheng, etc., with Chu Dong-ai, etc., Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Beijing Popular Literature and Arts Publishing House, May 2009. Awarded the Second Prize of Guangdong Folk Literature and Arts Writings
2. Walking on the Great Road of Entertainment: A Comparative Study of Qi Qiao and TV Beauty Pageants. Awarded the second prize of excellent paper in the annual social science academic conference of Guangdong Province in November 2010
3. Urban Village Folk Memory the Survey of the Zhu Cun in Guangzhou. Awarded The 11th Chinese Folklore Shan Hua Award - Academic Writing Award in December 2013
4. Urban Village Folk Memory: the Survey of the Zhu Cun in Guangzhou. Awarded the special funding award of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department for folk art and literature in October 2014
5. Urban Village Folk Memory: the Survey of the Zhu Cun in Guangzhou. Awarded the Outstanding Social Science Achievement Award from South China University of Technology in November 2015
6. Urban Village Folk Memory: the Survey of the Zhu Cun in Guangzhou. Awarded the 10th Guangdong Lu Xun Literary Award in November 2017
7. Double-Seventh Day Guangdong Qi Qiao Festival. Awarded Guangdong Province Folklore Writing New Works Award in 2011
8. Awarded the title of Guangzhou Top Ten Outstanding Qi Qiao's Inheritors
9. Awarded the title of Excellent Folk Artist of Guangdong Province in 2016
She has supervised undergraduate and graduate students in several projects such as SRP Research Program, Hundred Steps Climbing Program, and National Innovation Program for awards.
Contact:
Tel: 13622261534
Email: dachu@scut.edu.cn
