Globalizing Modern Chinese Literature: Sinophone and Diasporic Writings
Focusing on the emerging sites rather than established centers of Chinese-language literature, this conference brings together scholars from Southeast Asia, Taiwan, China and North America to analyze new currents of the Chinese literary diaspora. In particular, it addresses the emerging field of Sinophone literary studies and examines the ways in which diaspora, transnationalism, and the question of dialects and national languages are transforming the concept of modern Chinese literature as a “national literature.” This new perspective reflects on the impact of global mobility, multilingualism, and translations in shaping the current and future course of modern Chinese literature.
This conference was organized by David Der-wei Wang (Harvard University) and Jing Tsu (Yale University).
PUBLIC CONFERENCE SESSIONS BEGIN ON FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 2007.