The first comprehensive study of the lifework of Guo Moruo (1892–1978) in English, this book explores the dynamics of translation, revolution, and historical imagination in twentieth-century Chinese culture.
Literature
Lei Ying, Graduate Student Associate at Harvard’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and Ph.D. Candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, examines the influence of Buddhist texts on Chinese canonical writer Lu Xun.
As part of the Fairbank Center’s exhibition of dazibao (大字报 “big-character posters”) and woodcuts from 1960s China, we present a four-part series on Cultural Revolution-era artworks. Jie Li, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University, presents part 3 on the exhibitionism of dazibao.
As part of the Fairbank Center’s exhibition of dazibao (大字报 “big-character posters”) and woodcuts from 1960s China, we present a four-part series on Cultural Revolution-era artworks. Xiaofei Tian, Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard University, presents part 2: an exploration of the imagery and visual dynamism of dazibao.
World-first Exhibition at Harvard displays “big character posters” from China’s Cultural Revolution Read our four-part blog post series on this exhibition: Exhibiting the Cultural Revolution, Part 1: Reading “Big-Character Posters”
Ted Hui, Ph.D. candidate in Harvard’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, describes his experience creating an online course with HarvardX.
Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies · Sino-Japanese Relations Through Kanzo Uchiyama And Lu Xun, with Joshua Fogel Sino-Japanese relations are often portrayed as a rivalry hindered by historical grievances.
Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies · Teaching Global Community in An Age of Anti-Immigration, with Eileen Chengyin Chow What role is there for storytelling and roleplay in teaching about
Tie Xiao’s Revolutionary Waves analyzes the centrality of the crowd in the Chinese cultural and political imagination and its global resonances by delving into a wide range of fiction, philosophy, poetry, and psychological studies.