Wars and Revolution in (E)motion: Inter-regional Cultural Exchanges in Cold War Asia

Wars and Revolution in (E)motion: Inter-regional Cultural Exchanges in Cold War Asia

Organizer
Dr. Su Yun Kim; Dr. Pei-yin Lin
Venue
Rm 7.30 Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong (In person only)
ZIP
2859 2111
Location
Hong Kong
Country
Hong Kong
Takes place
In Attendance
From - Until
13.03.2023 - 13.03.2023
By
Connections Redaktion, Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics, Universität Leipzig

Wars and Revolution in (E)motion is a one-day workshop derived from the eponymous year-long collaboration of 4 Asia-based members. Funded by Harvard-Yenching Institute, the workshop explores the dynamic inter-Asian cultural exchanges during the Cold War era interdisciplinarily including history, literary analysis, translation studies, and visual culture.

Wars and Revolution in (E)motion: Inter-regional Cultural Exchanges in Cold War Asia

We are happy to announce this in-person workshop at the University of Hong Kong. If you are interested, please follow the pre-registration link below.

Wars and Revolution in (E)motion is a one-day workshop derived from the eponymous year-long collaboration of 4 Asia-based members. Funded by Harvard-Yenching Institute, the workshop explores the dynamic inter-Asian cultural exchanges during the Cold War era interdisciplinarily including history, literary analysis, translation studies, and visual culture.

The workshop is coordinated by Dr. Su Yun Kim (suyunkim@hku.hk) and Dr. Pei-yin Lin (pylin@hku.hk). For questions, please contact Hoi Yan Chu (u3547750@connect.hku.hk).

Due to the limitation of venue capacity, pre-registration is requested.

Click here to register the morning session (9:30-12:20): https://forms.gle/9CjeptVwsK64qgHR9

Click here to register the afternoon session (14:00-17:20): https://forms.gle/BKiuCmqyQ6hDrsLTA

Programm

9:30 – 10:20 Plenary Session
The Korean War in Art
Heonik Kwon (University of Cambridge)

10:20 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:30 Session 1 moderated by Su Yun Kim

Evelyn Shih (University of Colorado Boulder)
Translating the Body: Post-War Caricature in Taiwan and South Korea (Via Zoom)

Sangjoon Lee (Lingnan University)
Southeast Asian Film Festival, US Cultural Diplomacy, and the Cultural Cold War in Asia

Pei-yin Lin (University of Hong Kong)
Transnational War Representations in Early Postwar Taiwan through the Case Study of Pan Lei

Shuang Shen (Penn State University)
Regional production of Affect in Sinophone Popular Literature: The Case of The Story Paper

14:00 –16:00 Session II moderated by Pei-yin Lin

Su Yun Kim (University of Hong Kong)
Imagining Asia with Emotions: Cultural Exchange between South Korea and Asia in the Cold War, 1945–1972

Yi-Hung Liu (National Tsing Hua University)
Translating 1950s China alongside 1970s U.S.: A Case Study of Literature of the Hundred Flowers

Youngran Ko (Nihon University)
The Structure of the ‘Japanese-Style’ Cold War and the Discourse on Asia: Vietnam-War Reporting and the Antiwar Movement

Khue Dieu Do (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City)
Revolutionary Literature Went Abroad: Vietnam’s White Dress and Its Imprint in Japan and South Korea (pre-recording)

16:00 – 16:15 Break

16:15 – 17:15 Round Table Discussion and Q & A

17:15 – 17:20 Closing Remarks

Contact (announcement)

Hoi Yan Chu
u3547750@connect.hku.hk

https://www.meal.hku.hk/2023workshop
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Published on
03.03.2023
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