Tag: Sinophone
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AAS 2023: A Celebration
The AAS conference in Boston was excellent. It was wonderful to see many familiar faces and make new acquaintances. Thank you to those who visited our booth and came to our reception! It was also an honor to have Professor Victor H. Mair (University of Pennsylvania), editor of the Cambria Sinophone World Series, introduce the titles…
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Book Excerpt: “Decadence in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture” by Hongjian Wang
European Decadence, a controversial artistic movement that flourished mainly in late-nineteenth-century France and Britain, has inspired several generations of Chinese writers and literary scholars since it was introduced to China in the early 1920s. Translated into Chinese as tuifei, which has strong hedonistic and pessimistic connotations, the concept of Decadence has proven instrumental in multiple waves of…
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Forthcoming: “Memory in Folk Epics of China” by Anne E. McLaren
In pre-contemporary China, folk epics performed at village level helped create a sense of regional as opposed to national identity. This is the first book-length study in the West on the folk epics of the Han Chinese people, who are the majority population of China. These folk epics provide an unparalleled resource for understanding the…
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Book Excerpt: “Taking China to the World” by Theodore Huters
The following is an excerpt from Taking China to the World: The Cultural Production of Modernity by Theodore Huters: In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels characterized communism as a specter haunting late-nineteenth-century Europe, one whose leaders tried desperately to exorcise. For the past century of Chinese history, following the the pivotal cultural…
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Book Excerpt: “Sensing the Sinophone” by Astrid Møller-Olsen
Since the 1990s, extensive urbanization in East Asian has created a situation where more people identify themselves as citizens of the city they live in rather than their ancestral village or nation. At the same time, however, this new urban identity has been under attack from the constant threat of urban restructuring. Such rapidly changing…
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AAS 2022 Highlights
Proud to be an AAS sponsor for AAS 2022 & excited to meet everyone at both our in-person & virtual booths! Watch this video for some of our award winners & new books. Order at http://cambriapress.com and use coupon code AAS2022 for a 20% discount on all print editions.
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Book Review: “Insects in Chinese Literature” by Wilt Idema
“Insects in Chinese Literature will appeal to many audiences: entomologists and insect lovers will find it delightful, while specialists in Chinese literature will appreciate the copious notes and careful documentation of each text’s provenance. The works included will enrich both the Chinese and the comparative literature classroom. Quirky and eclectic, this anthology is full of unexpected…
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12 Acclaimed Books on Taiwan Literature and Film
On October 10, President Tsai Ing-wen noted in her National Day address the record performance of Taiwan’s athletes, noting “We had waited so long for that moment, for Taiwan’s achievements, Taiwan’s confidence, and Taiwan’s courage to be seen and appreciated by the world.” This is not just in the athletic arena but in other areas such…
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Interview with Professor Wilt Idema
Q: How has the pandemic affected your work? WI: I consider myself one of the lucky ones. So far I have been in good health. As a retired person working at home I have not been affected that much by many of the lockdown measures. I am not involved in teaching, so I did not…
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New Books Network Podcast Interview: Rethinking the Modern Chinese Canon
Listen to the New Books Network interview with Professor Clara Iwasaki (University of Alberta) about her new book Rethinking the Modern Chinese Canon: Refractions across the Transpacific, and see the book at our #AAS2021 virtual booth!