Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Solids and Surfaces in Chinese Drama: The Kwang Siam Lim Memorial Lecture
Tina Lu, professor at Yale University, will talk about Chuanqi (Chinese drama or "marvel tales").
When:
October 28, 2011 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Where
Over eighty percent of chuanqi (Chinese drama or "marvel tales") are named after a signature object, something that passes from one set of hands to another. However, contemporary writings on drama, even as they dwell on many details of performance, do not for the most part treat props, and in the plays themselves these signature objects are often strikingly lacking in solidity. Is an object really just an idea or is it something beyond an idea? In an age marked by anxieties about the nature of money and the liquidity of wealth and status, this question strikes at the heart of the matter.
Featured Speaker: Tina Lu, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Yale University
Phone Number:
(510) 643-6321
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