Subtitle:
Wolf Totem and an Alternative History of the Chinese Empire
Activity Type:
Lecture
Presenter:
Kun Qian, Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Date:
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 12:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Dr. Ebru Turker
Contact Phone:
412-624-5562
Contact Email:
turker@pitt.edu
Jiang Rong’s 2004 bestselling novel Wolf Totem tells an alternative history of the traditional Chinese empire, reviving a once heated debate on Chinese characteristics. This talk will take Wolf Totem as an example of minority historical fiction to discuss the centripetal and centrifugal forces of Chinese history in re-imagining and reconfiguring ethnic, national, and international relations in the contemporary world.
Part of the East Asian Languages and Literatures Colloquium.
Refreshments will be served.
UCIS Unit:
Asian Studies Center
World Regions:
Asia
East Asia