Open Invitation to Chinese Scholars to Visit the Faulkner Center

The Faulkner Center extends an invitation to Chinese Faulkner scholars living in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong who would benefit from an extended period of study and research related to William Faulkner.

Visiting scholars will be granted Visiting Research Scholar status and will study Faulkner with Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert W. Hamblin, the founding director of the Center for Faulkner Studies. The scholars may also have the opportunity to visit classes in American literature taught by various faculty of the Department of English, as well as participate in many cultural exchange activities and travel to Oxford, Mississippi, to view Faulkner’s hometown, which provides the setting of his novels and stories.

While Southeast Missouri State University is unable to provide any financial support to the visiting Chinese scholars, the University will help the scholars obtain a visa and travel forms, waive all normal academic fees, and provide office and study space.

How to Apply

Chinese Faulkner scholars interested in spending several weeks or months at the Faulkner Center should send a resumé and a one-page study/research proposal via email to cfs@semo.edu. For more information, contact the Center at cfs@semo.edu.

History and Accomplishments

Since 2005, more than twenty Chinese scholars from the People's Republic of China have visited the Center for Faulkner Studies for periods ranging from three to twelve months to study the works of William Faulkner and to conduct research in the Louis Daniel Brodsky Collection of Faulkner materials.

Dr. Kang Yi, Dr. Wang Lili, and Dr. Bai Jing have translated Faulkner and Morrison, an essay collection from Southeast Missouri State University’s Faulkner Conference, into Chinese for distribution to scholars in the People’s Republic of China.