Qilin Cao is an assistant professor in the School of Foreign Studies at Tongji University, Shanghai, China. His research interests include translation studies, comparative literature, and object studies. One of his recent projects is to reconsider modern China through the perspective of objects. His articles can be found in journals such as positions: asia critique, Modern Asian Studies, the International Journal of Asian Studies, Neohelicon, Orbis Litterarum, and the Journal of Translation Studies.