{"id":5591,"date":"2024-07-12T16:54:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=5591"},"modified":"2024-12-20T19:51:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:51:20","slug":"modern-chinese-women-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/modern-chinese-women-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Chinese Women Writers – NCTA Online Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this seminar, we read selected short stories<\/strong> to introduce four modern Chinese women writers<\/strong>: Xiao Hong, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, and Wang Anyi. Class meetings included a lecture component that situated the text in modern Chinese cultural history as well as a discussion component in which participants were invited to share their insights and interpretations of the story. The seminar aimed to familiarize participants with twentieth-century Chinese history<\/strong>\u2014with a focus on understanding evolving perspectives on gender, power, and \u201cwomanhood\u201d\u2014through literature. Besides equipping educators with the context necessary to introduce Chinese women writers in their classrooms, the class also offered an opportunity for individuals to expand their cultural horizons and diversify their libraries by reading in translation. Class met once per week for two hours.<\/p>\n

Program Requirements<\/h3>\n

Participants were required to write two one-page response papers (double-spaced, 12 pt font) during the five weeks. Participants also completed a final project that included a ten-minute research presentation introducing a new modern Chinese woman writer that they wanted to learn more about. Presentations were shared during our last class meeting.<\/p>\n

Books<\/h3>\n

Participants received the following books ahead of the program:<\/p>\n