Sinopsis
A Podcast on Chinese Literature
Episodios
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100 Years of Chinese Literature - 1930-1939 - Shi Zhecun vs Lao She
27/02/2021 Duración: 20minWho owned the 1930's: the author who gave us talking Martian cats, or the one who gave us a sentient decapitated head? Yes, it was a weird decade, was the 1930's. Join us to learn more!
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Supplement #2: Jonathan Spence's The Search for Modern China
19/02/2021 Duración: 09minThe greatest scholar on China ever to emerge from the U.S. academy? That's Lee's line in the sand. But even Rob would agree you can't go wrong reading Jonathan Spence. Join the discussion and tell us what you think!
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100 Years of Chinese Literature: 1920-1929
10/02/2021 Duración: 23minLu Xun again? Really? Yes, really. But we still disagree. For Rob, the 1920's were Lu Xun's definitive decade. For Lee, it was the era of Ding Ling, who fired the opening salvo in what would become a century of powerful, innovative female writers.
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100 Years of Chinese Literature: 1910-1919
28/01/2021 Duración: 28minWho was the most important Chinese writer of the 1910-1919 period? Was it Li Dazhao, and his experiments with prose poetry and Marxist theory? Or was it Lu Xun, with his adaptation of Russian realism to a Chinese context? And who, most importantly, had the best moustache?
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Chinese Literature Podcast Supplement #1: Lin Shu, Inc. by Michael Gibbs-Hill
22/01/2021 Duración: 12minHave you ever wanted to learn more about China, but were either unsure where to start, or didn't have the money or access? Our new supplement is designed to help. Join us as we discuss our personal picks for essential works on China. Wowkrs that are challenging, but not opaque, interesting, but not amusing. It's everything you need.
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100 Years of Chinese Literature: 1900-1909
15/01/2021 Duración: 24minHere it is: part one in our new series! We're discussing the definitive writers of each decade in China's 20th century. Along the way, you'll get a mini tour of modern Chinese history, and see how literature played a part in its development. This week? See how Wang Guowei and Wu Jianren were the writers who defined the last imperial decade in Chinese history.
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A Little End-of-the-Year Wrap-Up
25/12/2020 Duración: 23minWe said we'd post something on the 24th, didn't we? And here it is. Just a friendly chat about some of the things that have changed for the podcast, and for us as podcasters and scholars.
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Interview with Antonio Leggieri
27/06/2020 Duración: 24minToday, we have a guest, Antonio Leggieri on the podcast to talk about his phd research on the late imperial novel Guzhang Juechen.
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