Friday, April 10, 3:00-5:00PM in CEAS 319 (1155 E 60th St)
Daniela Licandro (East Asian Languages and Civilizations), Adhira Mangalagiri (Comparative Literature), Junko Yamazaki (Cinema and Media Studies/EALC),
and Yuqian Yan (Cinema and Media Studies/EALC)
“The Place of History in Scholarship on Asian Literature and Film Studies”

This Friday at 3:00PM, please join the Art and Politics of East Asia Workshop for a discussion on the role of history in scholarship on Asian literature and film. The workshop will serve as an occasion to exchange experiences and ideas on how different approaches to history and the writing of history can fit (or might not fit) into projects on Asian topics, as well as how history informs our understanding of specific texts or phenomena, poses theoretical and practical problems, or imposes constraints on research. Starting points suggested by those leading the discussion are available here; they hope that this cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural, and cross-media approach will reveal shared challenges or assumptions worthy of reexamination, thus fostering further exchange and collaboration. Participants are welcome to send their own thoughts to the workshop organizers in advance, or simply show up at the workshop and join the discussion.

Light refreshments will be served at the workshop. Please contact Nicholas Lambrecht at lambrecht at uchicago.edu if you have concerns about accessibility. We look forward to seeing you on Friday!