DIVISIONS UNDER IEL

Mongolian Literature Division

Head: Prof. Dr. Sechinmenghe, Prof. Dr. Sechinbat

Mongolian classical literature
Mongolian folk literature
Mongolian epics
Mongolian Bensen Ulger storytelling art
Mongolian epic Jangar and Geser
Oirat-Mongolian Folk Literature

Tibetan Literature Division

Head: Prof. Dr. Danqu, Associate Prof. Dr. Norbu Wangdan

Tibetan classical literature
Tibetan folk literature
Contemporary Tibetan literature
Epic GESAR

Northern Ethnic Literature Division

Head: Prof. Dr. Adil Zhumaturdu

Epic MANAS
Turkic epics and narrative poems
Uygur literature
Kazakh folk literature
Kirgiz folk literature
Manchu folk literature and Shamanic culture

Southern Ethnic Literature Division

Head: Prof. LIU, Yahu

Literature of the Dong, Zhuang, Naxi, Yi, Bai, Miao and Dai ethnic groups
Literary relations among southern ethnic groups
Southern epic traditions
Southern mythologies

Literary Theory & Contemporary Ethnic Literature Division

Head: Prof. Dr. BAMO, Qubumo

Ethnic literary theory and literary criticism
Theory of folk literature
Oral Poetics and verbal art
Modern ethnic literature
Contemporary Chosen (Korean) literature


Information Studio

Head: Associate Prof. WU, Ying & Associate Prof. REN, Chunsheng

A modest library housing publications, audio and video files,
of folk narratives and oral traditional materials primarily.
DATABASE OF CHINA ETHNIC LITERATURE RESEARCH
CHINA ETHNIC LITERATURE NETWORK

Editorial Board of
STUDIES OF ETHNIC LITERATURE
(Quarterly)

Chief-editor: Prof. GUAN, Jixin
Executive Director: Prof. TANG, Xiaoqing

publishes papers on China’s ethnic written and oral literature, field reports, theoretical concerns
and methodologies connected with relevant fields