Lianhuanhua - Chinese Comics as a Specific Cultural Form

The project 'Comics Culture in the People's Republic of China (ChinaComx)' is devoted to Chinese comics as an independent cultural form. Photo: Lena Henningsen - University of Freiburg Sinologist Lena Henningsen receives Consolidator Grant from European Research Council (ERC) Sinologist PD Dr. Lena Henningsen from the University of Freiburg has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to fund her research project on comic culture in the People's Republic of China. The European Union grant is one of the most prestigious awards for researchers in the EU. It is worth two million euros over a period of five years. Independent Genre and Research Field. Henningsen's project "Comics Culture in the People's Republic of China (ChinaComx)" is devoted to Chinese comics as an independent cultural form: "'Lianhuanhua' - translated literally, linked images - are still largely unexplored," says Henningsen. "Our project explores the intellectual, political, social, historical, and transcultural dimensions of this exciting medium." Henningsen and her team will analyze comics from the People's Republic of China with regard to Chinese and global comic culture - as well as the specific conditions of their production, circulation, and consumption.