Tian Junwu is a Fulbright alumnus (2011-2012), Doctor of Philosophy, and Professor and Supervisor of doctoral postgraduates at the School of Foreign Languages, Beihang University. His research covers American literature and comparative literature. He has presided over “A History of British Travel Literature” (Major Project of National Social Sciences Foundation of China), “A History of British Travel Literature” (General Project of National Social Sciences Foundation of China), “A Study of Journey Narrative in 19th Century American Literature” (Post-founded Project of National Social Sciences Foundation of China) and “A Study of Journey Narratives and Their Cultural Metaphors in the 20th Century American Fiction” (Post-founded Project of National Social Sciences Foundation of China). Besides, he also presided “A Study of Travel Narratives in the 20th Century American Novels” (Post-founded Major Project of Ministry of Education of China), “A Study of Beijing Images in Modern British and American Travel Literature” (Key Project of Beijing Social Sciences Foundation) and “A Study of American Travel Literature” (China-U.S. Fulbright Project).

Professor Tian has published more than 100 articles in leading journals like Foreign Literature Review, Foreign Literature Studies, Comparative Literature Studies, Style, The Journal of Language, Literature and Culture, Papers on Language and Literature, and ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews and four books entitled A Study of John Steinbeck’s Poetics (2006), From Plato to Nietzsche (2010), A Study of Journey Narratives in 19th Century American Literature (2017) and A Study of Journey Narratives and Their Metaphors in the 20th Century American Fiction (2021). And at present, he also serves as a standing member of All China Association of American Literature, the International Society of John Steinbeck, and International Association of Literary Ethical Criticism of China.