Introduction of the Teacher：

Ø Teaching and Research Field

Teaching Courses：English-Chinese Translation Theories and Practice, Selected English Drama, Appreciation of Shakespeare Drama, Literature Translation, English-Chinese Interpretation

Research Field：English Drama, Shakespeare, Translation Theories and Practice, Cross-Culture Study

Ø Academic Experience

Associate professor of Department of English, Wuhan University, 2013—now

Lecturer, Wuhan University, 1998-2013

Ø Awards of Teaching and Research

2008.4 Awarded Champion, Best Actor, Audience Best Choice in the Fourth Chinese University Shakespeare Festival (as Director) and invited for a visit in England.

2008.11 “Outstanding Paper Award of Shakespeare Study” by Chinese Shakespeare Association.

2020.7 Awarded the only “Excellent” core general education course in annual evaluation of Wuhan University.

2020.12 “Probe and Reflection in On-line Shakespeare Teaching” was awarded the first prize in Luojia Forum of “Revolution in Teaching and Studying” in Wuhan University 2020.

2020.12 Awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Performance Prize in 2019-2020.

2021.7 Awarded Outstanding Advisor of Student Association, Wuhan University.

Ø Academic Exchange Activities  

2008.11 Preparatory Committee member, MC, acting planner and associate editor of paper collection in International Shakespeare Conference, Wuhan University.

2009.10 Keynote speaker at “Shakespeare in Asia” International Conference in Seoul University, Korea.

2010.11 Keynote speaker at “Shakespeare in the Globe” International Conference in Taiwan University, Taipei.

2011.8  Keynote speaker at “Ibsen Drama Festival” International Conference in Norway.

2012.6  Keynote speaker at “Shakespeare and Media” International Conference in Taiwan University, Taipei.

2013.11 Preparatory Committee member, MC, acting planner and associate editor of academic paper collection in International Shakespeare Conference, Wuhan University.

2014.6 Keynote speaker at International Shakespeare Conference held by Japan International Association for Performing Arts in Osaka, Japan.

2016.7-8 Keynote speaker at International Shakespeare Association and 400th Ceremony in London, and invited as 1 of the 12 international scholars to read one of Shakespeare’s sonnets in the mother tongue in the midnight candlelight reading ceremony.

2016.8 Keynote speaker at “Chinese Drama and Shakespeare” International Conference in Aberdeen University, England.

2021.5.7-9 Invited for an exemplary class demonstration in the Fifth Annual Conference of Chinese University General Education Alliance.

2021.9.6-9 Keynote speaker of drama study of China-UK Higher Education Young Talent Alliance Summit （HEYTA）in Tsinghua University.

2021.11.25-28 Project planner and MC of Chinese Students Shakespeare Festival, Artistic Director of the yearly full-length drama of Wuhan University Shakespeare Drama Club, host of the Workshop for Shakespeare Drama Teaching and Practice.

Ø Social Appointments at Home and Abroad

Council member of Chinese Shakespeare Association, member of International Shakespeare Association, member of Korean Shakespeare Association.

Research Achievements：

Ø Books

[1] Dai Danni，Ruan Shen，Collection of Translation and Annotation of Shakespeare Classic Drama，Wuhan：Hubei Education Press，June 2002.

[2] Dai Danni，I Have a Misunderstanding With English（1st Edition），Wuhan：Hubei Education Press，Jan. 2004.

[3] Dai Danni，Legend of Earthsea（Translation），Beijing：People’s Literature Publishing House，Jan. 2004.

[4] Dai Danni，I Have a Misunderstanding With English（2nd Edition），Wuhan：Hubei Education Press，May 2009.

[5] Dai Danni，Delicacies of English Words: From Shakespeare，Wuhan：Hubei Education Pres，Mar. 2011.

[6] Dai Danni， Collection of Annotation of Shakespeare Classics，Wuhan：Hubei Education Press，Dec. 2011.

[7] Wang Yuli，Dai Danni，Collected Works of Ibsen’s Letters and Speeches（Translation），Beijing：People’s Literature Publishing House，Feb. 2012.

[8] Hu Guming，Dai Danni，Tea Road and Hankou Between China and Russia（Translation），Wuhan：Wuhan Publishing House，Sept. 2014.

[9] Dai Danni，Celebrities’ Comments on Classics: Selected Plays of Shakespeare，Wuhan：Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House，April 2019.

[10] Dai Danni，Shakespeare Drama and Western Society，Wuhan：Wuhan UP，June 2021.

[11] Dai Danni，An Introduction to Shakespeare Drama，Wuhan：Wuhan UP，Sept. 2021.

Ø Theses

1. Dai Danni，Shakespeare Annotation in China，Wuhan University Journal（Humanities Edition），2000.

2. Dai Danni，Weakness in Translating Puns in Three Modern Chinese Versions of Othello，Wuhan University Journal（Humanities Edition），2002.VOL.55.NO. 263.

3. Dai Danni，Harmony Achieved between Human and Nature, The Journal of Humanities, Vol.16, Dec. 2009, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

4. Dai Danni，Western Ibsen Criticism in 20th Century，Drama，Jan. 2010.

5. Dai Danni，To Achieve the Largest Artistic Effect through Multi-Sympathies: My Personal Comments on Directing of Hamlet for the 4th Chinese Universities Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Review, Vol. 46, No. 2, Summer 2010.

6. Dai Danni，Perspective Conversion and Personalistic Reflection: New Probe to the Tragic Fate of Desdemona in Othello, Yangtze River Academic，Jan. 2012.

7. Dai Danni，Varied Splendor and Inclusiveness: A Study on Research, Acting and Communication of Shakespeare Drama in France，French Studies，Jan. 2013.

8. Dai Danni，Twice Failing Magic and Two Failing Magicians: A Comparative Study of Magic Presentation Between Doctor Faustus and The Tempest，Communication of Chinese Shakespeare Studies，Jan. 2016.

9. Dai Danni, Wu Xiaofeng，A Comparative Evaluation of Chinese Translation of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Royal Shakespeare Version) From the Perspective of Cultural Translation Theories: A Case Study of Romeo and Juliet，English Square（Academic Research），Sept. 2018.

10. Dai Danni，How to Keep Harmony Between Human and Natrue？：On Deep Ecological View of The Lady from the Sea，Criticism on Films, Television and Drama，Feb. 2019.

11. Dai Danni，Wang Ying，Personal Revenge and Divinity, Chinese Shakespeare Study（No. 1），Dec. 2019.

12. Dai Danni，Families in Shakespeare Research；Or Shakespeare Researchers on Families；Or Political Politics（Translation），Selected Works of World Shakespeare Research，the Commercial Press，April 2020.

13. Dai Danni，New Historism in Renaissance Research，Selected Works of World Shakespeare Research，the Commercial Press，April 2020.

14. Dai Danni，Zhou Yue，Medical Symbols in Shakespeare Drama: Association Between Shakespearean Cultural Art and Medical Phenomena，Chinese Shakespeare Study（No. 3），April 2021.

15. Dai Danni，Wang Yunhan，A Scenic Memoir of Online Teaching of Shakespeare，Chinese Shakespeare Study（No. 4），Sept. 2021.

Ø Teaching and Research Projects

[1] Theatricality Research of Shakespeare Tragedies（20110304），20,000 Yuan，Mar. 2011- Dec. 2013，Independent Research Project, Wuhan University, Host.

[2] An Introduction to Shakespeare Drama（Ts201111），10,000 Yuan，Nov. 2012- Dec. 2014，Teaching Reform Project of General Education, Wuhan University, Host.

[3] Ibsen’s Secret Document Research and Translation（11YJC752020），70,000 Yuan，Sept. 2011- Dec. 2014，Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of Ministry of Education，Participant.

[4] Chinese and Western Economic and Cultural Exchanges and Rise of Central China Research：Adaptation Research on Hubei Local Drama and Shakespeare Plays（102141121），50,000 Yuan，Dec. 2012- Dec. 2015，Hubei Provincial Finance Department Project，Host.

[5] Chinese University Shakespeare Drama Performance and English Teaching Research（JG201407），20,000 Yuan，Jan. 2015- Dec. 2017，Teaching Reform and Research Project, Wuhan University, Host.

[6] Shakespeare and Western Society（413200064），200,000 Yuan，Mar. 2018. – Dec. 2021，Core General Education Course Project, Wuhan University, Host.

[7] Shakespeare Drama and Western Society（413200033），50,000 Yuan，June 2018- Dec. 2021， Planned Textbook Project of Wuhan University，Host.

[8] An Introduction to Shakespeare Drama（413200042），50,000 Yuan，Dec. 2018- Dec. 2021，General Education Course Project, Wuhan University, Host.

[9] Systematic Review of Shakespeare Drama Source and Inherit Comparative Research，200,000 Yuan，Nov. 2019- Dec. 2023，Major Project of National Social Science Fund，Participant.

[10] Shakespeare Drama and Festive Culture Studies（2020SK030），50,000 Yuan，Sept. 2020- Dec. 2023，Independent Research Project, Wuhan University, Host.

[11] Chinese University Shakespeare Drama Teaching and Innovation Model Probe of Graduate Student TA，20,000 Yuan，April 2021- Dec. 2023，Educational Innovation Project of Graduate Supervisors, Wuhan University, Host.

[12] Research of Shakespeare Drama Acted on Chinese University Stage（250000069），400,000 Yuan，April 2021- Dec. 2023，Nanjing University Cross-Project, Host.