Nov 20th, 2009 by annerebull
LTCHC Presents:
Visiting Scholar, Arizona State University
1116 E. 59th St
The working language of this session is Chinese
Participants are invited to dinner with Prof Chen after the talk; please RSVP soon to reserve a seat
Nov 13th, 2009 by annerebull
LTCHC presents in conjunction with the Visual and Material Perspectives on East Asia Workshop:
Friday, November 20
4:00-6:00
Cochrane Woods Art Center, 156
5540 S Greenwood Ave
To obtain the paper for this talk, please email either anner@uchicago.edu or eshyun@uchicago.edu
Nov 5th, 2009 by annerebull
LTCHC Presents:
PhD student, EALC, University of Chicago
Thursday, Nov. 11
4:30-6:30 pm
Classics 111
Paper for the presentation is available on the “Papers” page above the header.
Oct 23rd, 2009 by annerebull
LTCHC presents:
PhD student, EALC, University of Chicago
“The Peony Lantern” is one of the most popular ghost stories in early modern East Asia and included in Qu You’s (1347-1433) collection of classical tales entitled Jiandeng xinhua. My paper examines how the tale gained a strong association with the local legend through its connection to the site of the Huxin Temple in Yin County, Ningbo. At first, I focus on the lawsuit concerning the monastery raised by the Yuans in the Ming dynasty. Through examining the relationship between the legendary Yuan sisters and the Huxin Temple from the Song to Qing periods, I hope to reveal the historical setting of the monastery and the local discourse about female Buddhist devotees. The second part of the paper discusses how Huxin Temple was associated with the imagery of the abandoned site through investigating a variety of materials composed by the local literati. Finally, in the third section, I demonstrate how the Ningbo literati recognized the tale as part of the local lore of Yin County and further argue that the change of the local version can be attributed to the influence of the White Snake lore.
Classics 111, 4:30-6:30
See the “papers” page above the header to download the chapter for the talk.
Oct 18th, 2009 by annerebull
He Saifei as Cai Yun in Wunv Baishou
Join us for a screening of 1984 yueju 越剧 opera film,
Wunü Baishou 五女拜寿
Directed by Lu Jianhua and Yu Zhongxiao. A brief discussion will follow the screening and light refreshments will be served. Running time is 120 minutes. In Mandarin, fully subtitled in Chinese.
Classics 111, 4:30-7:00
Oct 8th, 2009 by annerebull
Join us for a screening and discussion of 1981 opera film Li Huiniang 李慧娘, directed by Liu Qiong, Deng Yimin and Sha Jie, and starring Hu Zhifeng and Zhan Guozhi. In Mandarin, with partial subtitles.
Running time is approximately 90 minutes. Brief discussion will follow the screening.
Light refreshments will be served.
Classics 111, 4:30 pm
Oct 2nd, 2009 by jacevedo
Welcome to the first quarter of Literature, Theater and Cultural History of China, 1500-Present!
In this workshop, we will aim to take an interdisciplinary understanding of literature, theater and cultural history in the representations and practices that emerged over the 16th to 20th centuries. At one of the significant junctures of these fields lies Chinese opera, a topic we will examine frequently during the year in order to expand further our understanding of it as an art form and as a major influence across the boundaries of scholarly disciplines, geographic place and historical era.
We will be continuing the work of the former Premodern East Asia Workshop by exploring many of the same issues raised in years past, including performance on stage and on screen, the politics of adaptations and remakes, the tensions between opera and cinema, the relationship between viewing and listening practices, and the intersections between opera, film, art and printed media.
Just as last year, we will continue to offer occasional screenings of Chinese opera film. This year’s focus will be on opera film production after the Cultural Revolution and extending to the present day.
Autumn line-up:
Oct 15, Li Huiniang 李慧娘, 1981, directed by Liu Qiong, Deng Yimin, and Sha Jie
Oct 22, Wunü Baishou 五女拜寿, 1984, directed by Lu Jianhua and Yu Zhongxiao
Oct 29, Fumiko Joo, “A History of the Huxin Temple in Ningbo and the Localization of “The Peony Lantern”
Nov. 12, Katherine Alexander
Nov. 20, Susan Naquin, Princeton University, talk on 18th c. Chinese material culture (co-sponsored by Visual and Material Perspectives on East Asia Workshop) (location pending).
Later in the year, look for presentations by David Rolston, University of Michigan; Liana Chen, Pennsylvania State University; Lin Yeqing, Tsinghua University; Suyoung Son, University of Chicago, Xu Peng, University of Chicago, and others
All events will be held on Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 in Classics 111, unless otherwise noted.