戏剧文学系（简称戏文系）是上海戏剧学院创建最早的系科之一，其前身是1946年上海市立实验戏剧学校开办的编导研究班，首任班主任熊佛西。1949年编导研究班改为理论编剧科，后又改名为戏剧文学科，学制三年,李健吾担任戏剧文学科主任。1959年3月，由于文化事业发展的需要，文化部决定在中央戏剧学院和上海戏剧学院分别筹建戏剧学系，后改为戏剧文学系。1979年上戏戏文系在全国最先招收戏剧学科硕士研究生，1999年开始招收博士研究生。除本科、研究生教育以外，戏文系还开办了不同类型的编剧进修班，培养包括博士生、硕士生、本科生以及各类进修生在内的各层次学生。1990年代以后戏文系增设广播电视编导、艺术管理、艺术教育三个新专业，后广播电视编导、艺术管理等专业经本专业培育后合并到其他院系。现有戏剧影视文学、戏剧学、戏剧教育三个专业，其中戏剧影视文学专业被列为“国家级特色专业”（2009年）和国家一流本科专业（2019年），戏剧学为上海市一流本科专业（2020年），戏剧戏曲学为国家级重点学科(2007年)，戏剧与影视学为一级学科博士学位授权点，且是上海市高校一流学科、高峰学科（A类）。

回顾历史，戏文系涌现了一批学养深厚、诲人不倦的知名教授，早在上海市立戏剧学校时期，著名戏剧家洪深、欧阳予倩、曹禺、李健吾、陈白尘、杨村彬、黄佐临、赵景深、章靳以、赵清阁等就曾先后来校执教；新中国成立以来，又有熊佛西、魏照风、李健吾、吴仞之、余上沅、顾仲彝、赵铭彝、陈汝衡、宋光祖、阎折梧、刘如曾、丁小曾、刘厚生、周端木、陈伯鸿、蒋星煜、陈多、徐扶明、陈古虞、陈加林、柏彬、余秋雨、戴平、叶长海、丁罗男、孙惠柱、陆军、孙祖平、汪义群、曹树钧等名家在戏文系授课，他们薪火相传、泽被后学，为戏文系发展奠定了坚实基础。经过70多年的积淀与传承，戏文系现已建成一支梯队健全、结构合理、特色鲜明的教学/科研/创作团队，现有教师32人（含戏文系在学校部门机构担任重要职务的教师），其中教授14人，副教授10人，拥有博士学位25人，有多名教师被授予“国家级突出贡献专家”、“国务院政府特殊津贴专家”、“全国文化系统劳动模范” “文化部优秀专家”、教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”人选、“上海市高校教学名师”、“宝钢优秀教师奖”等荣誉称号；有多名教师担任国家级和上海市专业学会会长、副会长。

戏文系课程与教材建设硕果累累。主要课程包括：《中国戏曲史》、《中国话剧史》、《外国戏剧史》、《美学概论》、《艺术概论》、《编剧概论》、《阅读与观摩》、《中外戏剧名著选读》、《编剧理论与写作》、《理论写作》、《表导演基础》、《教育戏剧理论与实践》等。其中《中国戏曲史》被列为国家级精品课程（2009年），《编剧概论》、《中国戏曲史》、《中国戏曲剧种鉴赏》入选首批国家级一流本科课程（2020年），《电影视听原理》入选上海市高校一流本科课程（2020年）。《编剧概论》、《戏曲写作》、《教育戏剧理论与实践》被列为上海市“精品课程”，《中国话剧史》、《外国戏剧史》、《戏曲写作》、《编剧理论与技巧》、《编剧理论》、《艺术概论》、《电影名片分析》、《电影视听原理》、《教育戏剧理论与实践》等被列为上海市级重点课程。教材《编剧理论与技法》、《插图本中国戏剧史》分别获2007年上海普通高校优秀教材一、二等奖。近年来，戏文系致力于教学改革和创新，教研列项和获奖成果不断，2017年编剧学获批上海市“高峰学科建设计划”，2018年“百·千·万字剧”编剧工作坊、2020年《艺术院校本科毕业论文写作训练研究》获批上海市“高校本科重点教学改革项目”，前者还获批2018年“国家艺术基金”人才培养资助项目。由陆军老师领衔申报的《以培养有情怀的剧作家为己任—编剧人才培养模式的探索与创新》先后荣获 “上海市级教学成果奖”特等奖（2017年）和“国家教学成果奖”二等奖（2018年）

戏文系创作、科研力量雄厚。师生结合教学勤于创作实践，较多作品荣获国家奖项，例如中宣部“五个一工程奖”、“文华奖”、“飞天奖”、“金鹰奖”、“田汉戏剧奖”等，多部作品获得国家艺术基金和上海市文化发展基金资助，演出后产生良好的社会反响。教师潜心治学，成果丰硕，先后获批“教育部哲学社科研究重大公关项目”、“国家社科基金艺术学重大项目”、“国家社科基金重大项目”等国家级重大项目8项，在同类艺术院校中位列第一。戏剧学、编剧学人类表演学等多个研究领域跻身学科前沿，在学界享有较高的知名度和美誉度。中国古典戏曲研究方面：老一辈的陈古虞、陈多等教授对此有开疆辟土的贡献，继之叶长海、宋光祖、金登才、张福海、刘庆等老师的研究成果与教学成果令人瞩目。《王骥德曲律研究》、《中国戏剧学史稿》、《戏曲美学》、《中国曲学大词典》、《中国京剧》等著述荣获国家级奖项；中国话剧研究方面：老一辈的魏照风、赵铭彝、柏彬等教授有开创之功，继之丁罗男、曹树钧、汤逸佩、陈军等教授在教学和科研方面成果不断。学术著作如《二十世纪中国戏剧整体观》、《曹禺剧作演出史》、《叙事者的舞台》、《郭、老、曹与北京人艺：戏剧文学与剧场的关系研究》等受到好评。外国戏剧和人类表演学研究方面：孙惠柱、宫宝荣、刘明厚等教授研究视野开阔、功力深厚，出版《谁的蝴蝶夫人：戏剧冲突与文明冲突》、《社会表演学》、《法国戏剧百年》、《梨园香飘塞纳河——20世纪法国戏剧流派研究》、《二十世纪法国戏剧》等学术著作，荣获全国性的科研奖项。编剧学和艺术学研究领域：孙祖平、陆军、朱国庆等教授学术成果及出版教材《戏剧小品剧作教程》、《编剧理论与技巧》、《编剧学论稿》、《艺术原理》等，受到同行高度认可，辐射全国。

七十多年来，戏文系为国家输送了大量优秀的理论家、编剧和导演、制作人才，例如陈恭敏、陈耘、杨履芳、谢民、陈多、宋光祖、沙叶新、王仁杰、余秋雨、叶长海、丁罗男、孙惠柱、陆军、罗怀臻、赵耀明、孙祖平、曹路生、姚金城、李莉、乐美勤等，诞生了大量优秀作品，例如《年青的一代》、《布谷鸟又叫了》、《我为什么死了》、《中国梦》、《陈毅市长》、《黑骏马》、《天才与疯子》、《董生与李氏》、《金龙与蜉蝣》、《成败萧何》、《夏天的记忆》、《原罪》、《国家的孩子》、《钱学森》、《焦裕禄》等，成绩斐然。新世纪以来涌现出饶俊、张鸢盎、费慧君、夏天珩、陶倩妮、桑一丹、张健、王雨哲、陈一诺、赵颖、汤祈岑、刘飞、张晓晗、王非一、朱梦等新生代知名编剧，知名影视剧作品有:《花千骨》、《周末夫妻》、《翻译官》、《老九门》、《暗黑者》、《夏至将至》、《醉玲珑》、《美味奇缘》等。

戏文系高度重视人才培养工作。一直稳定招生规模，坚持小班化教学、精英化教育，夯实学生专业基础，提高实践技能水平。作为全国著名的国家级综合性艺术院校，上海戏剧学院具有学科门类齐全、各种人才集聚的特点，拥有丰富的中外戏剧影视理论书籍和演出视频资料、一流的剧场设施及大量的演出观摩机会，这一切都为戏文系学生接触戏剧影视活动和进行艺术实践创造了优越的条件。戏文系还整合社会资源充实师资配备，聘请国内外著名戏剧家来系讲学指导，让师生接触到国内外最前沿的学科信息和专业知识。戏文系学生在读期间赴国外学习交流的机会多，理念和视野开阔，具有基本功扎实、素质高、学养深厚、能力强等特点，创作作品屡在国际、国内获奖，并得到国家艺术基金和上海市文化发展基金资助。毕业生升学率和就业率高，受到国内外名校和剧团、媒体等用人单位的一致好评。

“长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海”，戏文系将继承和发扬前辈优良传统，自强不息，锐意进取，为建设“国内顶级、国际一流”的戏剧影视文学专业而不懈努力。（2021年1月）

The Department of Theatre Literature is one of the earliest departments established by Shanghai Theatre Academy, the predecessor of which was the writing and directing research class set up by Shanghai Experimental Theatre School in 1946, with Xiong Foxi as the first head teacher. In 1949, the research class was transformed to the Division of Theoretical Playwrighting and was then renamed the Division of Theatre Literature, with a study length of three years and Li Jianwu as the department’s director. In March 1959, the Ministry of Culture established the Department of Theatre Studies at the Central Academy of Drama and Shanghai Theatre Academy due to the demand for cultural development, and the department was later renamed the Department of Theatre Literature. In 1979, the Department of Theatre Literature at Shanghai Theatre Academy became the first in China to enroll master’s degree candidates in theatre studies. In 1999, it began to enroll PhD students. Apart from the undergraduate and postgraduate education, the department also offers variable advanced playwrighting training programmes to students of all levels. Since the 1990s, the department has set up three new programmes including Radio and Television Directing, Art Management and Art Education, and the former two programmes were later merged into other departments. Currently, the department offers three programmes including Literature of Theatre Film and Television, Theatre Studies, and Theatre Education. Among them, the Literature of Theatre Film and Television programme is listed as the “National Featured Programme” (2009) and the “National First-Class Bachelor’s Programme” (2019), while the Theatre Studies programme is listed as “Shanghai First-Class Bachelor’s Programme” (2020). The Theatre and XiquStudies programme is the national key discipline (2007), and the Theatre, Film and Television Studies programme is the authorised center for doctoral degrees and the first-class discipline and peak discipline (Class A) of institutions of higher education in Shanghai.

Looking back upon history, many renowned researchers and educators have come forth in the Department of Theatre Literature. Dramatists came successively to give classes in the Shanghai Theatre School during the early days, including famous ones like Hong Shen, Ouyang Yuqian, Cao Yu, Li Jianwu, Chen Baichen, Yang Cunbin, Huang Zuolin, Zhao Jingshen, Zhang jinyi, and Zhao Qingge. After the founding of New China, there were more reputed masters teaching in the department, such as Xiong Foxi, Wei Zhaofeng, Li Jianwu, Wu Renzhi, Yu Shangyuan, Gu Zhongyi, Zhao Mingyi, Chen Ruheng, Song Guangzu, Yan Zhewu, Liu Ruzeng, Ding Xiaozeng, Liu Housheng, Zhou Duanmu, Chen Bohong, Jiang Xingyu, Chen Duo, Xu Fuming, Chen Guyu, Chen Jialin, Bo Bin, Yu Qiuyu, Dai Ping, Ye Changhai, Ding Luonan, Sun Huizhu, Lu Jun, Sun Zuping, Wang Yiqun, and Cao Shujun. They passed on the torch to future generations and laid a solid foundation for the development of the department. Through more than 70 years of accumulation and inheritance, the department has built up a teaching/research/creating team of a sound structure. There are currently 32 teaching fellows (including departmental members who serve important positions in other departments of the university), including 14 professors, 10 associate professors, and 25 PhDs. Many fellows have been awarded titles of honors like “National Experts of Outstanding Contribution”, “Experts of the State Council’s Special Allowance”, “National Model Workers of the Cultural System”, “Eexcellent Experts of the Ministry of Culture”, candidates of the “Talents Supporting Plan of the New Century of the Ministry of Education”, “Outstanding Faculty Member of Colleges in Shanghai”, and “Baosteel Excellent Teachers Award”. Many also serve as the president and vice president of national and Shanghai municipal professional associations.

Achievements have been made in the creation and writing of the curriculum and textbooks of the Department of Theatre Literature. Major pieces includeChinese Opera History, Chinese Stage Play History, Foreign Theatre History, An Introduction to Aesthetics, An Introduction to Art, An Introduction to Playwrighting, Reading and Observation, Selected Readings of Chinese and Foreign Drama, Theory and Writing of Playwrighting, Theoretical Writing, Foundation of Performing and Directin,andTheory and Practice of Educational Theatre. Among them, Chinese Opera History is listed as the National Quality Course (2009), and An Introduction to Playwrighting, Chinese Opera History, and Appreciation of Chinese Opera are selected as the first batch of national first-class undergraduate courses (2020). An Introduction of Playwrighting, Opera Writing and Theory and Practice of Educational Theatre are listed as Shanghai Quality Course, and Chinese Stage Play History, Foreign Theatre History, Opera Writing, Theory and Techniques of Playwrighting, Theory of Playwrighting, An Introduction to Art, An Analysis of Famous Films, Audio-visual Principles of Films and Theory and Practice of Educational Theatre are listed as Shanghai Key Courses. The textbooks Theory and Techniques of Playwrighting and Chinese Theatre History–Illustrated Edition respectively won the first and second prize of Excellent Shanghai College Textbook in 2007. In recent years, the department has committed itself to educational reform and innovation with continuous award-winning accomplishments in teaching and research. In 2017, the Playwrighting Studies programme was listed as “Shanghai Peak Disciplines Construction Project”. The “Qian, Bai, Wan” playwrighting workshop (2018) and “A Research On Undergraduate Dissertation Writing Training of Art Colleges” (2020) were both approved as Shanghai’s “Key Undergraduate Teaching Reform Programmes” while the former was also recognized as the talent funding project of National Art Foundation in 2018. Led by Lu Jun, “Cultivating playwrights with feelings – The exploration and innovation of training patterns for playwrighting talents” won the special prize of “Shanghai Teaching Achievement Award” (2017) and the second prize of “National Teaching Achievement Award” (2018).

The Department of Theatre Literature has a strong background in creation and research. Teachers and students are diligent in combining theoretical education with creative practices. Multiple works have won national awards such as the “Five Top Project Prize” of the Publicity Department of CPC Central Committee, “Wenhua Award”, “Flying Apsaras Award”, “Golden Eagle Award” and “Tian Han Theatre Award”. Funded by the National Art Foundation and Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation, many works received positive repercussions after being brought to the public stage. Teachers are devoted to their work and have made great achievements. Research projects in the department have been approved to list as eight national major projects including “major public relations research projects in philosophy and social science of the Ministry of Education”, “major art project of national social science fund”, “major project of national social science fund” and so on, ranking first among art colleges of similar categories. Multiple research fields such as theatre studies, playwrighting studies and performance studies, have entered the forefront of the discipline, enjoying a high reputation in the academic community. In the research area of Chinese classical opera, the older generation of scholars like Chen Guyu and Chen Duo have made great contribution, followed by remarkable teaching and research achievements of teachers such as Ye Changhai, Song Guangzu, Jin Dengcai, Zhang Fuhai and Liu Qing. Works like “Research on Wang Jide’s Qu-lti”, “Historical Manuscript of Chinese Theatre Studies”, “Theatre Aesthetics”, “Chinese Opera Dictionary” and “Chinese Peking Opera” have been honored with national prizes. In the research area of the Chinese stage play, the older generation of scholars like Wei Zhaofeng, Zhao Mingyi and Bo Bin have accomplished pioneering achievements, followed by professors such as Ding Luonan, Cao Shujun, Tang Yipei, and Chen Jun, who have been continuously producing relevant teaching and research works. Academic works of “The Holistic View of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century”, “The Performing History of Cao Yu’s Plays”, “The Stage of Narrators”, and “Guo, Lao, Cao and Beijing People’s Art Theatre--- A Study of the Relationship Between Theatre Literature and Theatres” are well received. In the research area of foreign theatre and performance studies, scholars like Sun Huizhu, Gong Baorong and Liu Minghou have kept a broad vision with profound skills. They have published academic works such as “Whose Madame Butterfly”, “Theatre Conflicts and Civilization Conflicts”, “Social Performance Studies”, “The Hundred Year of French Theatre”, “Opera of the Seine – A Study of French Theatre Schools in the 20th Century”, and “French Theatre in the 20th Century”, which have won national research awards. In the research area of playwrighting studies and art theory, scholars like Sun Zuping, Lu Jun and Zhu Guoqing have produced academic achievements and textbooks such as “Scriptwriting Tutorial of Theatre Sketches”, “Theory and Techniques of Playwrighting”, “Manuscript of Playwrighting Studies” and “Principles of Art”, which have been highly recognized by peers all over the country.

Over the past 70 years, the Department of Theatre Literature has produced a large number of preeminent theorists, playwrights, directors, and production talents, such as Chen Gongmin, Chen Yun, Yang Lvfang, Xie Min, Chen Duo, Song Guangzu, Sha Yexin, Wang Renjie, Yu Qiuyu, Ye Changhai, Ding Luonan, Sun Huizhu, Lu Jun, Luo Huaizhen, Zhao Yaoming, Sun Zuping, Cao Lusheng, Yao Jincheng, Li Li, and Le Meiqin. They produced many outstanding works: “ The Younger Generation”, “Cuckoo Cuckoo Again”, “Why Am I Dead”, “China Dream”, “Mayor Chen Yi”, “Black Stallion”, “Genius and Maniac”, “Dong and Li”, “Jinlong and Fuyou (Golden Dragon and Mayfly)”, “Xiao He”, “A Summer to Remember”, “Original Sin”, “Children of the Nation”, “Qian Xuesen” and “Jiao Yulu”. Since the 21st century, a new generation of well-known screenwriters has come to the fore, including Rao Jun, Zhang Yuan’ang, Fei Huijun, Xia Tianheng, Tao Qianni, Sang Yidan, Zhang Jian, Wang Yuzhe, Chen Yinuo, Zhao Ying, Tang Qicen, Liu Fei, Zhang Xiaohan, Wang Feiyi, and Zhu Meng. Their famous television works include “The Journey of Flower”, “Weekend Couples”, “Les Interprètes”, “The Mystic Nine”, “The Death Notice”, “Rush to the Dead Summer”, “Lost Love in Times” and “Delicious Destiny”.

The Department of Theatre Literature attaches great importance to talent cultivation. It has been stabilizing the enrollment scale, adhering to small class teaching and elite education to consolidate students’ professional foundation and improve their practical skills. As a renowned national comprehensive art college in China, Shanghai Theatre Academy has a complete range of disciplines and talented faculty, as well as a wealth of theoretical books and audio-visual materials, first-class theatre facilities, and plentiful opportunities to watch performances.All has created a superior environment for students of the department to carry out theatre, film, and television activities and artistic practices. The department also integrates social resources into teaching and invites Chinese and foreign famous dramatists to give lectures, so all department members can get in touch with the most cutting-edge developments of the academic field. Students in the department have multiple chances of attending international exchange programmes, during which they develop their ideas and vision. With a solid foundation, high qualities, profound academic perceptions and strong abilities, their works have won many domestic and international awards and have been funded by the National Art Foundation and Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation. The department also boasts a high enrollment rate and a high employment rate for graduates, which is highly praised by domestic and foreign colleges, troupes, media and other employers.

“A time will come to ride the wind and cleave the waves, and I will set my cloudy sail and cross the sea which raves.” The Department of Theatre Literature will inherit and carry forward the fine tradition of the predecessors, strive for self-improvement and forge ahead, making unremitting efforts to build a “domestically best and internationally foremost” programme in the literature of theatre, film and television. (January 2021)