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My name is Marije, 25 years old and I am a student at the University of Groningen. I am in my last year of my bachelor and am majoring in Swedish and Literature. In my free time I like sports, reading, seeing friends, discovering new music and going to concerts (and if my budget allows it travel a lot). Next academic year I will sort of have a gap year where I'll be doing some extra credits at the university and at the same time will be getting my diploma to become a personal trainer, hopefully. After that gap year I hope to be admitted to the university of Lund for the research master in Literature, Culture and Media in Scandinavian Languages. It's quite the strange combination to study literature andsports study the same time, but both are my passions and I'd like to have career options in both fields!

My main interest in the field of literature is Old Norse literature (The Poetic Edda and Icelandic Sagas for example). Currently I am writing my thesis on the role of women during the Viking Age. My favorite poem is the Hávamál. It's an Old Norse poem written down a long time ago, presenting advice for living, proper conduct and wisdom. However old the poem may be, it's still very much applicable today (An example: Don't worry at night, you'll be tired in the morning and nothing will have changed). I love that this poem is from centuries ago whereas the content never really gets old.

I am excited to be working with everyone on this project, I have never done a project like this before and hope to learn a lot from it, same as hopefully discovering new, interesting literature I don't know yet!

Vi ses!

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My name is Alex, I am 21 and I'm a third-year student at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands! I am originally from Romania and I've made a habit of moving around quite a lot: last semester I was on exchange to Uppsala in Sweden, now I am back in Groningen and in September I hope to return to Uppsala to start a Master's Degree in Digital Humanities.

My hobbies include writing, drawing, playing the piano, and playing video games and board games (especially Dungeons and Dragons!), as well as learning a lot of languages. Besides Swedish, I am currently learning Portuguese, and in the past I've also studied French, Dutch and Japanese. Of course, literature is also a big part of my life, and I like reading a little bit of everything. Some of my all-time favorite books are Les Misérables, The Secret History, The Raven Cycle and the Percy Jackson series (and you might be able to tell that they're all from very different genres!). Recently, I've started getting into science fiction, since I'm writing my Bachelor's thesis about science fiction author Alice Sheldon (better known as James Tiptree, Jr.)

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

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My name is Julia and I'm 22 years old. I live and study in Groningen which is a beautiful and cosy city in the north of the Netherlands. I'm in my last year of the Bachelor's programme European Languages and Cultures. My major language is Swedish and my major profile is Politics and Society. In my free time i like spending time on the tennis court and haning out with my friends.
When I was younger I always read Harry Potter related books. Nowadays, I prefer Swedish novels like The Brigde and Wallander.
From this course I hope to learn more about multicultural communication and it would be fun to chat with someone from the other side of the world with a whole different cultural background of course!

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My name is Marije van Beveren and I’m a Dutch student. I’m in my third year of the Bachelor’s programme European Languages and Cultures, in which I’m majoring in Swedish, German and European linguistics. In my free time I like hanging out with friends, listening to music, watching movies and series and playing (board) games.

I used to read quite a lot when I was younger, but I have to admit that I pretty much completely stopped reading halfway through high school. This probably has to do with the fact that we had to read compulsory Dutch literature, which I didn’t like very much. I hope that this course helps me discover new genres that I also would enjoy reading, but for now I would say that I’m mainly interested in Scandinavian literature. Besides that I hope that this course will help me learn about our cultures and our views on literature :)

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Hej everyone, my name is Rosalie, 20 years old and I come from a town called Alkmaar, relatively close to Amsterdam. I study European Cultures and Languages with Swedish and linguistics as a major, and translation studies as a minor. Previously I also studied French, but then I decided that I liked Swedish more so I switched. I spent last semester on exchange in Lund which was lots of fun! I've always been active doing sports, since I was seven years old I started horseriding and from the age on 9 I've had my own horses with which I also rode a lot of showjumping and crosscountry competitions with. I also love doing judo, very helpful when you fall of a horse ;) Nowadays I mostly keep myself busy with hiking and reading books. My favorite genres are fantasy and science fiction and I love to read young adult books in English or Swedish. I'm not yet very interested in literature itself, but I hope to learn to love it under this course.

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Hi there! I am Lili Chen. Just call me Lily. Soooo happy to join this program. It is such a novel way to greet you like this. Great fun! I am a sophomore in in Sichuan University. My major is English. I came to fall in love with my major after having a deeper understanding of English literature, sociology, and philosophy along my way of learning. Books seem to have magic charm to me. They are my friends leading me to different kinds of knowledge of this wonderful world. BUT, they are not my only friends. Guitar and piano are also my close friends. And I am always willing to make real friends in this real world. I love trying new things, reading new book, having novel experiences, and I am looking forward to create new and warm memories with you guys! HOPE TO CHAT WITH YOU SOON!

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My name is Chenyang Ran, and you can just call me Coral. Reallllly glad that we can get to communicate here! I am a sophomore in Sichuan University studying English. As I've spent my last 19 years in the city of Chengdu, I'm quite familiar with it and I actually enjoy living here, largely because I love the diverse food and people's attitude of enjoying life.
In my leisure time I prefer hanging out, doing a little handicrafts, watching movies and reading novels. I love Harry Potter most! That may be a shared interest worldwide~ I find emotions or passions in literature enchanting. But I understand that my reading and conprehension abilities need to be improved. Hope we can learn together and get closer to each other's culture!

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My name is Ke Liu, and you can call me Irene. I'm a sophomore studying English at Sichuan University, and I've been living in Chengdu for all my 20 years! It'a great city of delicious food. You can find almost whatever you want to eat here: the local hotpot snacks, the eight major components of Chinese cuisine and loads of exotic dishes. We have our fashion center as Chunxi Road and Taikoo Li, gathering all the international brands and trend chasers. The city is also famous for its historical cites, such as Temple of Marquis, offering history lovers a great chance to explore the ancient Chinese culture. Life in Chengdu is slow and peaceful. Hope you can come one day and we'll give you the warmest welcome together with our pandas! Talking about myself, I'm a big fan of Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes. I love music and movies. I enjoy playing songs recommended by the music app randomly to find surprises every day, or watching movies with drinks in my hands and myself buried in bed at a silent night. Frankly speaking, I do think there's much for me to study and improve in the field of literature. I feel lucky to join this programe and hope that we can make friends with each other and take an amazing adventure together in the world of literature!!

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I'm Zechu Liu, but you can call me Flora, and I'm a sophomore majoring in English at Sichuan University. Currently I live in Shandong, my hometown. It is a venerable place with a great history, also the birthplace of ancient football, though I can't get worked up about it;) I tend to spend more time on kickboxing and Zumba. On top of that, I'm the biggest fan of instant camera!!!
Currently I am a little thrilled as well as a little anxious cause even though I'm an English major and I've been asked to read several masterpieces , I have poor knowledge of literature. So I'm looking forward to learning more from our interactions through this programme!!

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My name is Hanlu Yan, and you can call me Hannah. I am a sophomore English major of Sichuan University.
I was born ane grew up in Luzhou, the city which is famous of wine called LUZHOU LAOJIAO. I really like watching movies, drawing, reading,traveling and hanging out with my friends when I am free. And I hope that we can enjoy leisure time togther if possible.
As for literature, I have no obvious preference, so I would like to spend my time reading any kinds of books. If I have to choose one as my favourite, it is fantansy literature.  I am fasinated with Harry Potter, The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, and The Chronicles Of Narnia. From the bottom of my heart, I dream that I am one of the characters of this sort of charming world.
I am looking forward to communicating with you! I hope that I can invite you to see my thoughts and I can explore your colorful world.❤

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My name is Evelien and I am a dutch student in Groningen. I am a major in Swedish and European politics.

During my free time I love spending time with my friends over drinks or dinner. Further I enjoy playing field hockey, watching movies and series and shopping.

In literature my interesets lie in literary fiction. The books concern a social or political commentary which I find interesting.

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Greetings! I'm Ruilin Shen, an English major at College of Foreign Languages of Sichuan University.
I live in Chengdu,the origin of hopots, pandas and the new base of modern facilities and night life.
As an English major, "be both practical and poetic" has always been what I believe in of my studies. I read literature works of clans of masters and politics, sociology and public policy are also the fields I intend to step in.
In my spare time, I work out a lot and travel to places that are blessed with natural wonders or culture vibes. Binge-"Neflix"-watching is also quite a thing to do. FYI, "Westworld" and "Killing Eve" are airing their new seasons now! Make sure you check them out!
It's such a great pleasure to get to talk to you guys! I hope we exchange our viewpoints of different matters and get outside the box!

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Hello everybody :) My name is Cristiana, and I am a third year student in the European Languages and Cultures programme. My major language is Swedish, but  I am also working on my Dutch outside university. I come from Romania where I lived in a small city near the capital, Bucharest.
Reading has always been my passion. I like books so much I started reading one year before the start of primary school. I am in love with modernist literature from all over the world. I also have a passion for coming-of-age novels and any novel that has to do with psychological and philosophical problems. When I'm not enjoying a nice book and warm cup of tea (which is my passion to collect) I like doing yoga, watching movies and series, playing board games and stay up late in engaging conversations. It's very nice to read about all of you! I'm sure we will have a lot of fun with this project!

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My name is Li Zherui, and you can call me Jerry. I enjoy playing sports and seeing movies. I am also a fan of both Japanese and American comics. I was born in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, and have been living in Chengdu for about 17 years. I love this city and can't wait to recommend it to you. We have the most modern business circles, while we also own lots of scences built in antient times that reflect interesting Chinese traditional cultures. Whether you are a fashion chaser or an advocator of slow-pace lifestyle, you can always find your place here in Chengdu. Speaking of literature, I'm alwsys fascinated by the graceful language and creative settings and plots in reading. I also found that a deep exploration for writers thought and implied meaning is also highly agreeable, while it seems that I lack this kind of talent. Thus, I hope to improve my comprehensive abilily through this course. Oh! And I'm also quite interested in Dutch culture and literature. Hope we can have fun studying together!

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My name is Zeng Ni, and you can call me Jenny as well. I'm studying in Sichuan University as an English major student. And I am born and bred in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. In my spare time, I often watch old movies and hang out with my friends. I have to say that I'm very glad to join this program to learn more about the world literature and hope to  meet like-minded friends through this program.

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My name is Joosje and I’m a Dutch student at the University of Groningen. I study European Languages and Cultures, and am majoring in Swedish, linguistics and minority studies. I spent one semester abroad in Stockholm, where I studied academic Swedish, Swedish sign language, and some ethnography of clothing.

In my free time I enjoy listening to music and you can often find me at a concert or music festival. Besides that, I love hanging out with friends, having dinner or drinks together, and playing board games.

I’m not a fanatic reader, but back when I used to read a lot, I really enjoyed coming-of-age novels and fantasy stories. Now, I would also be interested in Scandinavian crime or detective novels. I’m interested to hear and talk about different views on (world) literature and find out more about our cultures.

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My name is Chen Xiaoke, or you can call me Pamela as my English name. I'm a sophomore here in Sichuan University and I live in Chongqing, China, the Mountain City which is just next to Sichuan Province. I'm interested in various literatures, for example fantasy, fairy-tales, detective novels, romance, etc. I hope we can have fun discussing all kinds of literatures and make friends with each other during the course!

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My name ist Ester Jiresch and I am a colleague of Petra's at the university of Groningen. I'm an assistant professor for Swedish culture, politics and literature. I would love to know more about this course and tools for virtual exchange like this. I will be a silent observer looking forward to see you students in action!
Kind regards,
Ester

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My name is Jana Rüegg and I am a PhD student in Literature at Uppsala University. I am interested in cultural transfer, world literature and publishing studies, and my dissertation project focuses on how Swedish publishers have been working with translated fiction 1970–2016. Currently, I am working on a study on the Nobel Prize laureates’ Swedish publishing trajectories 1970–2016. Looking forward to following your work during this interesting course!

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My Chinese name is Chen Li, and you can also call me Helen. I am Dr. Duan's assistant in this project in Sichuan University. Currently I am pursuing my PhD degree of Translation Studies. I am so happy to be part of this project this year.
Petra has been invited to SCU for many times and we spent a lovely time together.
In my spare time, I love reading and swimming.

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My name is LinXin Cheng. You can also call me Echo. It’s my English name. I am now a sophomore in SiChuan university and majoring in English. I come from ShaanXi province, an area borders with SiChuan province. During Studying in English major, I have learned about some classical literatures of the world, they do attract me. So I join in this program for getting touch with more people to communicate our ideas and learn more interesting knowledge about world literature. Looking forward to talking with you. I believe that we will have a wonderful journey in the world of literature!

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My name is Petra Broomans. My teacher in Chinese gave me a Chinese name: Péi Yàn chēn 言琛.
I am looking forward to continue  this project together with you and our students! Helen was my wonderful guide in September 2016 while I was on a LOTUS2 visit in Chengdu. The collaboration with the prestigious Sichuan University in Chengdu was initiated by my esteemed colleague Prof. Dr. Feng Duan.
Together with Andreas Hedberg from the Uppsala University we wrote an article about the outcomes of the collaboration last year. This article will appear in July 2020.
Uppsala University appointed me as honorary doctor for a.o. my work with this collaboration project and Uppsala will join us next year again!
During the second term Y. Wu (May) will be the new assistant of Petra Broomans.

Besides traveling, I love reading books. Another passion is dancing and teaching tango argentino.

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My name is Feng Duan. I am professor of Translation Studies at College of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Sichuan University. My major academic interest is in tranlstion theory and translation history of both China and the other countries. Presently I am working on a nation funded program entitled as Twentieth Century Literary Self Transaltion in China. In 2016, I spent one month at the University of Groningen as a visiting scholar. I cherish very much my experience there ,both academically and socially. I appreciate very much the kind help from Dr. Petra Broomans and other colleagues. I hope to have chance to revisit it. I love reading and travelling, especially driving to the west part of Sichuan to enjoy the beautiful scenery and to meet people of Tibetan nationality.

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My name is Brent and I live in a little town called ‘’Winschoten’’ which is located in the north-eastern part of the Netherlands (near the German border). I’m currently in my third year of European Languages and Cultures at the university of Groningen. My programme consists of several courses such as Swedish, German and Politics & Society. In my spare time, I spend time with my friends, read, listen to music or work out. Traveling is also an important part of my life, which unfortunately isn’t possible due to the corona-pandemic.

When it comes to literature, I’m particularly interested in literature related to politics. This might not entirely come as a surprise since I’m following the politics and society track. Moreover, I am interested in migrant literature, especially because it sheds new light on topics (such as identity or about the new homeland) that is not seen by natives.

I expect this course to broaden my horizon when it comes to intercultural communication and to discover different kind of views related to the literature during this course.

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My name is May and I am Petra Broomans' assistant for the this course. Currently I am a master student of Applied Linguistics at University of Groningen,  while being the students' ambassador of this program. The program I did for my bachelor's degree was Chinese as A Foreign Language in Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu. I have been living and studying in Groningen for one year.
When I have some free time from uni, I do pole dancing, photography and painting pretty regularly. Reading and traveling are also parts of my life.