Dr.phil Pascal Honisch, MA BA
1988, born in Mödling, Austria
1999-2007, Secondary School Education in Mödling
Studies
2014-2019, Study of Social Sciences, Field of Dissertation: Cultural and Social Anthropology, Dr.phil
submitted Thesis: “Communicating the World – Ethnographic and Discoursive Takes on World EXPO”
2012-2014, Study of Cultural and Social Anthropology, MA
submitted Thesis: “The People’s Republic of Challenges and Change: facing matters of the arts and artists in the People’s Republic of China (1966-2013)”
2008-2011, Study of Cultural and Social Anthropology, BA
submitted Thesis: “‘better city, better life’? Eine Frage der Lebensqualität im urbanen Raum, als vergleichende Feldstudie zwischen Shanghai und Wien”
2012-2013, Study of Sinology, BA (no degree)
Academic Affiliations
Sep. 2021 – ongoing, OeAD-Lecturer for German Language, Culture and History, Peking University, China
German Department, School of Foreign Languages
Sep. 2018 – Feb. 2019, External Lecturer, University of Vienna
Theatre, Film and Media Studies // European Ethnology
May 2018, PhD Exchange, Biccocca University, Milan
Department of Human Science
Jan. 2017 – Jun. 2017, Teaching Fellow, FUDAN University, Shanghai
Department of German Language and Literature
Sep. 2016 – Jul. 2017, PhD Exchange, FUDAN University, Shanghai
School of Social Development and Public Policy
Fieldwork
WenShan, China. 2016. Fieldresearch in Yunnan Province. Assessing problems of rural-urban migration in between BaBaoZhen and GuangZhou.
ChongQing, China. 2015. Reassessment of Fieldwork done in 2013 – Revisiting Huangjueping Lu
Milan, Italy. 2015. Production and Communication of Political and Cultural Knowledge at EXPO 2015.
ChongQing, China. 2013. On the working and living Conditions of Chinese Artist in the 21st Century
Bali, Indonesia. 2012. On the Balinese Gamelan: Accounts on music, art and tradition
Seoul, Korea. 2010. On Adolescence and Material Culture based on Consumption and E-Gaming
ShangHai, China. 2010. On Urban Quality of Life and Cultural Diversity in China, in the wake of the EXPO 2010
Languages
German – Mother Tongue
English – fluent
Chinese – conversational
Italian – conversational
Indonesian – conversational
Grants
Projectstipend for Scientifc Article, MA7 – Wissenschaft (2021)
Projectstipend for Cultural Mediation, MA7 – Kultur (2020)
Workingstipend for Book Project, BMKOES (2020)
Dissertation Completion Scholarship, Literar Mechana (2019)
Visiting PreDoc-Grant, Austrian Research Association (ÖFG) (Grant for international communication) (2018)
Senior Advanced Research Scholarship, awarded by Chinese Government (2016)
Merit Grant, awarded by the University of Vienna (2012 and 2014)
Windhag Grant, awarded by the Federal State of Lower Austria (2012)
Study Allowance granted by Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economics (2008-2017)