My Thoughts on American Sinology

My Thoughts on American Sinology

Xu Zhixiao(徐志啸)- Professor in Chinese Language and Literature Department, Fudan University

Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Room 312, Hall Of Graduate Studies (HGS) See map
320 York Street
New Haven, CT 6511

Professor Xu Zhixiao’s lecture, “My Thoughts on American Sinology,” is part of a larger project sponsored by China’s Ministry of Education, entitled “The Circulation and Reception of Classical Chinese Literature Overseas,” of which Professor Xu is Chair, and several other scholars are involved. In this lecture, Professor Xu will share his thoughts about American Sinology since the middle of the 20th century, with a focus on the studies of classical Chinese poetry and poetics in the United States–in particular the special circumstances, traits, and methodology that characterize the main approach of the American School. Some comparisons of Chinese and Western poetics will also be discussed.

This lecture will be given in Chinese.

我看美国汉学 —— 以中国古代诗学为中心

本演讲以一个中国学者的眼光,看美国的汉学研究——以中国古代诗学为中心,着重阐述20世纪中叶以来美国学者研究中国古代诗学的状况、特点、方法,以及中西诗学的比较,这里的“诗学”,主要指诗歌研究和诗歌理论研究。演讲涉及美国学者研究的总体特点与文化背景分析,以及代表学者的研究状况与风格特色,其中包括陈世骧、刘若愚、高友工、叶维廉、孙康宜、斯蒂芬 欧文等,力求作实事求是的客观评析,以期引发启示与思考。
本演讲系徐志啸教授申请并获准立项的教育部重点研究基地重大研究项目《中国古代文学在域外的传播与接受》之部分内容,该项目由徐志啸教授独立主持并主要参与,另有若干教授和研究生参与,具体研究范围涉及北美、欧洲、东亚等地区。

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