Teaching 20th Century Chinese Literature,
Film, and Culture in a Globalizing World

featuring
Ming Bao-Yue
Director, Center for Chinese Studies
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoā
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm HST
Live via Zoom

Speaker’s summary:
This presentation will provide a brief overview of challenges and opportunities involved in teaching 20th century Chinese literature, film, and culture in today’s globalizing world. It will attempt to answer the following questions: What are the challenges in teaching 20th century Chinese literature? What does “Chinese” literature refer to? Why should students study 20th century Chinese literature and what can they hope to learn? The presentation will also introduce textbooks and films that are useful for the teaching of 20th century Chinese literature, film, and culture. 

Speaker’s Bio:
Ming-Bao Yue received her MA and PhD degrees (including one in CompLit) from Stanford University and studied as an undergraduate student at Peking University and the University of Hamburg, Germany. She teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses focusing on Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies at the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures (EALL), University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, and since 2021, she has also been serving as the Director of the Center for Chinese Studies and the editor of Chinese Review International. 

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The China Seminar was founded by Dr. Daniel W.Y. Kwok 45 years ago. Under his guidance, it became a signature program of the Friends of the East-West Center (FEWC) in 2009. The program provides an informal venue for China experts, such as scholars, diplomats, and journalists, to present talks on aspects of China that interest the community and members of the Friends. Topics include politics, economics, social issues, history, culture, food, arts, and many other subjects. Though Dr. Kwok has recently retired from his involvement with the program, the FEWC and the East-West Center remain committed to continuing this important program.