Midwest Forum on Chinese Literature and Culture

The 2022 forum will take place all day on Saturday, April 9 in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies building. Activities include a public lecture and two workshops, and food will be provided.

9:00-10:30
GA1122
Talk by Professor Michael Fuller (University of California, Irvine)
Diving Deep to Defend Literary Studies: The Case for Classical Chinese Poetry

10:40-12:40
GA1122
Workshop by Professor Hongjian Wang (Purdue University)
Decadence in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture: A Comparative and Literary-Historical Reevaluation"

1:45-4:15
GA1128
Workshop by Professor Michael Fuller
Using the China Biographical Database (CBDB) for Digital Humanities Research

Free and open to graduate students and scholars in Chinese literature 

Reserve Your Seat

The 2021 forum is hosted by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies (CEAPS) at University of Illinois. Activities include a public lecture by Professor Andrew F. Jones (University of California, Berkeley) on November 11 and a graduate session with Professor Jones and faculty members from University of Illinois and Indiana University on November 13. Both sessions will be held virtually on Zoom. Registration is free. For any questions, please contact ceaps@illinois.edu.

Public Lecture: "Hei Ying's Pagan Love Song"

Thursday, November 11, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CT
Professor Andrew F. Jones (University of California, Berkeley) 
Free and open to the public

Graduate Session

Saturday, November 13, 11:30 am. – 1:30 pm CT
Professor Andrew F. Jones (University of California, Berkeley); Professor Robert Tierney (University of Illinois); Professor Jingling Chen (University of Illinois); Professor Tie Xiao (Indiana University); Professor Manling Luo (Indiana University)
Free and open to graduate students and scholars in Chinese literature 

This event is part of the 2021 Midwest Forum on Chinese Literature co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University, with support from the Department of Education Title VI Program.

The 2019 Midwest Forum on Chinese Literature and Culture is devoted to fostering dialogue on relevant topics among the faculty and graduate students of Indiana University (IU), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and other Midwest universities. The 2019 Forum focuses on premodern subjects.

When: April 6, 2019, 8 AM to 4 PM
Where: Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Program

Morning Lecture: 單音漢字與漢詩詩體之內聯性
Professor Zong-qi Cai (University of Illinois)
Followed by a discussion session with graduate students

Afternoon:
Choice 1: Workshop on traditional Chinese literary criticism with Professor Chunhong Wang (Lingnan University, Hong Kong)

Choice 2: Workshop on medieval Chinese narrative literature with Professor Manling Luo (Indiana University)

All: Roundtable with IU & UIUC faculty Zong-qi Cai, Manling Luo, Jingling Chen, and Tie Xiao.