Introduction

Conference Introduction

This conference is co-organized by the Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies from the Hong Kong Institute of Education, and the Centre for Humanities Research from Lingnan University.

The title of this conference is "Literature in Circulation: The 10th East Asian Conference on Modern Literature in Chinese". It provides an opportunity to bring together scholars to discuss the meaning and significance of circulation for Chinese literature in East Asia and around the world, as well as the circulation and transformation of individual works across different media or texts. Potential topics include:

1. Circulation of Hong Kong Literature
2. Cold-War and Post-colonial Experience
3. Urbanity and Human Geography
4. Literary Medium and Literary Adaptation
5. Translation and Transmission of Literature

Details

Date: 25th and 26th October, 2013
Venue: Council Chamber, 4/F, Block A, Tai Po Campus, The Hong Kong Institute of Education