Literature, Theater, and Cultural History of China, 1500-Present

This workshop aims to explore the cross-disciplinary understanding of literature, theater, and cultural history in early modern China. In close relation with other disciplines such as art, religion, music, and philosophy, we will examine the literary and cultural representations and practices that emerged over the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries in Chinese -speaking communities. While focusing on the flow of cultural productions and ideas across regional boundaries, we will also discuss theoretical and historical issues such as gender and sexuality, performance and popular culture, literati and self-representation, book publishing and print culture, and the interactions between text and image in expressions of this period. Media of particular interest range from theater, performance, and music to print and material culture.