From Our Classroom To Yours: "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress"

From Our Classrooms to Yours: “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress” 

 Michele Beauchamp (December 9; 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST) 

 

In this workshop, the presenter will discuss Dai Sijie's novel Balzac and Little Chinese Seamstress as an artifact of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and how we might read fictional text as a way to understand this period of China’s history. Ms. Beauchamp will present an analysis of the author’s treatment of various themes such as literacy, censorship, love, and friendship. The workshop will include approaches to teaching the novel, such as the role of the transformative storyteller and Sijie's use of intertextuality. In addition, we will explore ways in which teachers might use Sijie's 2005 film adaptation of his novel as a stand-alone film study or as an extension of teaching the text.  

 

Michele Beauchamp is an English teacher at Manheim Township High School in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She received her MEd from the University of Pittsburgh and for the past 25 years she has taught all levels of secondary English Language Arts. Michele incorporates Asian literature into her coursework and provides colleagues with resources for teaching about Asia.  

 

Michele became involved with NCTA 2008 when she took the 30-hour seminar. She has participated in two NTCA study tours and has taken advantage of numerous opportunities to study about Asia. Last year she started training to lead NCTA seminars and recently co-lead a book study series and a mini-lecture on the Japanese novel GO.

 

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From Our Classroom To Yours: "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress"
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 18:00 to 20:00
Online Workshop
Event Location: 
Online via Zoom