Sean Golden

Biography

Full Profesor of East Asian Studies at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Senior Research Associate at the CIDOB Barcelona Centre for International Affairs. Born Irish parents London. Early childhood in Ballina and Ballaghaderreen (Ireland). Schooled in Connecticut and Massachusetts (USA). Returned to Ireland to live. Worked some years in Tianjin (China). Before China, a specialist in Irish Studies and James Joyce; after, a specialist in Chinese thought, politics, and international relations. Published in The Crane Bag and The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, as well as Cyphers, Force 10, The SHOp and The Stinging Fly. Co-editor with Peter Fallon of Soft Day. A Miscellany of Contemporary Irish Literature. Numerous translations of Chinese poetry, classical and contemporary. Numerous publications in Spanish and Catalan on Chinese matters. Divides his time now among Barcelona (Spain), Ballyconnell (Sligo, Ireland) and Beijing (China).

Research Interest

East Asian Studies, Chinese Studies, Comparative Cultural Studies and Irish Studies