Education

• Ph.D. in Theatre Studies, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, France

Previous academic positions

Prior to joining National Tsing Hua University, Dr. Lo served for five years in the Department of Chinese Studies at Paris Diderot University, Paul Valery University, and at a Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE). His teaching experience spans high school reading and writing, undergraduate Chinese language and literature, classical literary history, teacher training in argumentative writing, and graduate-level courses in translation theory and practice.

Specialization

• Modern and Contemporary Theatre
• Comparative Literature
• Translation Studies
• Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Publications (Since 2021)

Journal Papers

• Lo, Shih-Lung. “Humanity and Puppets in the Golden and Silver World: The Translation, Adaptation, and Performance of Topaze in 20th Century Chinese Theatre.” (2025 forthcoming)
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "La Traduction et la réception d'Eugène Labiche dans la Chine moderne: étude des cas de La Poudre aux yeux et Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon" (The Translation and Reception of Eugène Labiche in Modern China: Case Studies of La Poudre aux yeux and Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon). In Babel. Littératures plurielles, No. 47, 2023, pp. 193–217.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "From the Text, Performance, and Direction of The Bronze Horse to Discuss the Image of China on the 19th-Century French Theatre Stage." In Straits Humanities Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 2023, pp. 110–119.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "‘Catch the Thief!’? — Starting from the Dissemination of Li Jianguo's Molière Translations." In Cultural Studies, No. 36, Spring 2023, pp. 200–210.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "The Translation, Adaptation, and Interaction of Romance of the Western Chamber in France during the Late Qing and Republican Periods: A Study of Julien, Morand, and Shen Baoji." In Theatre Studies, No. 31, January 2023, pp. 1–44.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "From the Spice of 'Barbarians' to Modern Cuisine: Pepper in Chinese Literature." In RILEA (Revue Internationale des Langues Etrangères Appliquées), No. 1, June 2022. 
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "The Dissemination, Development, and Research of Kunqu in France." In Chinese Literature, No. 160, 2021, pp. 78–90.

Book Chapters

• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Traduire et enseigner le théâtre chinois: d'un héritage à une (ré)invention" (Translating and Teaching Chinese Theatre: From Cultural Heritage to (Re)Invention). In Muriel Détrie and Jeong Jin Eun (Eds.), L'Enseignement des littératures asiatiques et la traduction: expériences, interrogations et propositions. Paris: Editions You Feng, April 2022, pp. 187–203. ISBN: 979-1036701658. 
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "A Modern Sense of Apocalypse?—Robots and Future Imaginations in 1940s Shanghai Popular Theatre”. In Naoko Hosoi (Ed.), Transitional Popular Theatre: Developing Collective Memory and Reconstructing Systems. Tokyo: Rikkyo University Asia Regional Research Institute, March 2022, pp. 122–156. 
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "From Language Teaching to Interdisciplinary Aesthetics—Drama as a Method”. In Hui-Ling Zhao and Chun-Min Huang (Eds.), Selected Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Courses. Taipei: National Taiwan Normal University, December 2021, pp. 82–86. 
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Baudelaire in Taiwan”. In Zhen Yang (Ed.), Baudelaire and China. Shanghai: East China Normal University Press, 2021, pp. 469–485.

Books

• Lo, Shih-Lung. Drama Lessons for 16-Year-Olds. Taipei: Azure Culture Publishing, September 17, 2023. ISBN: 9786267275146.
• Song Chunfang, annotated and introduced by Lo Shih-Lung. Aspiring to the Way, Journeying Through Translation: Song Chunfang’s World Travels and the Literary Voyage Between China and the West. Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, May 2023. (ISBN: 9786269632596)
• Lo, Shih-Lung. China on the French Stage in the 19th Century. Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, Le Spectaculaire series, 2015.

Conference Papers

• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Between Literary History and Literary Criticism: Song Chunfang, Luo Jialun, and the 'Contemporary' in Chinese Literature." Symposium in Honor of Luo Jialun, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, May 9, 2025.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Decoding the Double-Faced 'Vitre-Nika': On the World Literature Coding of the Gezaixi Liang Sheng Hua Jie." Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference, Taiwan, March 15-16, 2025.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Humanity and Puppets in the Golden and Silver World: The Adaptation and Performance of Marcel Pagnol's Topaze in 20th Century Chinese Theatre." International Conference on Chinese Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong & Peking University, Hong Kong, February 10-11, 2025.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Inter-Asian Perspectives on French Drama Translation: The Case of Les Marionnettes d’Or in Taiwan during the Cold War." International Conference on Chinese Studies, Taiwan, November 2-3, 2024.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "A Tang Dynasty Museum on Stage? From Musée Guimet’s Oriental Dreams to Emperor Taizong’s Performance." 2024 NTU International Theatre Conference, Taipei, October 26-27, 2024.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "The Unchanging Conscience in an Era of Change: On Li Jianwu's Translation of Gustave Flaubert's A Simple Heart." Panel "Ideas in Global Circulation," European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) 25th Biennial Conference, Tallinn University, Estonia, August 27-30, 2024.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "New Aesthetics of Jingju (Peking Opera): Inter-Asia Perspectives and Experiences of GuoGuang Opera Company in Taiwan." Global Turns of Music Study In/As/For Asia, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, August 20, 2024.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Circulation of Capital and Demarcation of Ethics: A Chinese Tragedy Adapted from Marcel Pagnol's Topaze and Its Journey Through East Asia." IFTR Annual Conference, Manila, University of the Philippines Diliman, July 15-19, 2024.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "À la recherche de l’ouvrage perdu de Song Chunfang, ou un « sens du temps » de la littérature chinoise contemporaine." Symposium, Haute école de musique de Genève, Switzerland, April 11-13, 2024.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "From the Flush Toilet to the Mechanical Camel: How Lao She Became 'Modern'." Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference, Taiwan, March 16-17, 2024.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Tears in the Wind: Li Jianwu's Wartime Drama Adaptations as Acts of Resistance." Shantou University International Conference on Modern Chinese Literature, December 23-24, 2023.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "The Unchanging Conscience in an Era of Change: On Li Jianwu's Translation of Gustave Flaubert's A Simple Heart." Academia Sinica, Taipei, December 7-8, 2023.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Circulation of Capital and Demarcation of Ethics: Marcel Pagnol's Topaze and Its Journey in East Asia." East Asia Popular Theatre International Conference, Taipei, December 2-3, 2023.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "A Turn of the Body, A Shift of the Scene: The Chinese Journey on the Mid-19th Century French Stage." NSYSU Theatre Arts Conference, Taiwan, July 14-16, 2023.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Debts of Passion: Li Jianwu's Wartime Adaptation of French Plays." NCCU Conference on Theatre Studies, May 5, 2023.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Sentiments of Gray: Li Jianwu's Adaptation of The Wind Flower in Wartime." Fu Jen University International Conference on Literature and the Times, March 24-25, 2023.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Le Jade brisé, ou un rêve de théâtre du diplomate chinois Xie Shoukang (1897-1973)." Aix-Marseille University Theatre Week, France, March 21, 2023.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Theatre Inside Academia, Society Outside: A Study on NTHU Chinese Department Graduation Plays (1984-1999)." NTHU Cultural Studies Conference, Taiwan, December 17, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "More Fake than Real? Satire and Suppression in Li Jianwu's Adaptation of Debts of Passion." CUHK-IA Sinology Conference, Hong Kong, December 7-9, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "The 'Orient' in China? From One Thousand and One Nights to The Bronze Horse on Stage." NTU International Theatre Conference, Taipei, October 22-23, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Look Up or Be Left Behind? Astronomy and Chinese Imagery in 19th Century French Commercial Theatre." NSYSU Theatre Arts Conference, Taiwan, July 29-31, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Poetry as History, History as Drama: From Shensheng to Miss X." Taipei National University of the Arts Conference, June 24-25, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "A Fluid Literary Vision? The Case of Zeng Zhongming's Chinese Poetry Studies." NTU Chinese Department Conference, June 20-22, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "From Anthologies of Western Drama to the Remapping of Modern Taiwanese Literature." ACLA Conference, NTNU (online), June 15-18, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Performing Traditional Theatre on Unconventional Stage: The Case of GuoGuang Opera Company During and After Covid-19." IFTR Asian Theatre Working Group Conference, University of the Philippines Diliman, March 2-4, 2022.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Taipei People and the World: On the 50th Anniversary of Taipei People." National Library Conference, Taipei, December 11-12, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Stage Performance or Cultural Diplomacy? Late Qing and Republican Chinese Intellectuals’ Theatre Writings in Europe." Academia Sinica Conference, Taipei, December 9-10, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "'Catch the Thief!'? On Li Jianwu’s Molière Translations." NSYSU "Island Dialectics" Series, Taiwan, December 3, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Rebel Chief or National Hero? Liu Yongfu on the Late 19th Century Franco-Chinese Stage." Fudan University Conference, Shanghai, November 18-20, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Returning from Overseas, Speaking of Ashes: Song Chunfang's French Travelogues." University of Malaya Workshop, Malaysia, August 29, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Rereading Tian Han’s Plays from the Perspective of Nature Writing." Korean Association for Chinese Studies Conference, August 20, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Writing Theatre History, Performing Modernity: Early Republican Chinese Students in France and their Knowledge Production in Theatre." NCU Theatre Conference, Taiwan, July 16-18, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "The Pearl of the Wealthy: Gu Zhongyi’s Three Daughters and its Adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear." Taiwan Shakespeare Society Conference, May 21-22, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "Transmission of Literary Thoughts and 20th-Century Overseas Chinese Students’ Writings: A Case Study of Zeng Zhongming." ACLA Conference, April 8-11, 2021.
• Lo, Shih-Lung. "How Was War Interpreted and Represented on Theatre Stage? A Survey on Historical Plays Related to the Sino-French War in Vietnam." IFTR Asian Theatre Working Group Conference, Hanoi, January 9, 2021.

Classes taught

• Modern and Contemporary Theatre
• Cross-Cultural Practices in Modern Literature
• Selected Readings in Western Drama
• Contemporary Literary Theory
• Literary Translation
• East-West Literary and Artistic Exchanges in Late Qing and Republican China (Graduate Level)
• Teaching Materials and Methods for Mandarin Language Instruction & Teaching Practicum (Education Program)
• English for Chinese Studies
• Modern and Contemporary Chinese Theatre (Course Offered in English)