WHAT: “Chinese Science Fiction: what does it tell us about contemporary culture, science and technology in China?”  an RASBJ Zoom talk by Prof. Jing Tsu followed by Q&A

WHEN: August 12, 21:00-22:00 Beijing Standard Time.
NOTE: THIS EVENT BEGINS AT 9 PM BEIJING TIME

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: Chinese science fiction has become a global phenomenon in recent years.  What features of it are “Chinese”? What does “science fiction” give as glimpses into the development of science, technology, and culture in contemporary China?

For a deeper understanding of Chinese science fiction, see Jing Tsu’s  Financial Times article https://on.ft.com/3ad75XX and a panel discussion organized by the Yale Center Beijing in which she took part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAovbNEjeLQ

MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Prof. Jing Tsu is John M. Schiff Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures & Comparative Literature and Chair of the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale.  Her upcoming book, Kingdom of Characters: China’s Language Wars and Global Power will appear with Riverhead at Penguin Random House in 2021.

HOW MUCH: This event is free and exclusively for members of the RASBJ and of other RAS branches. If you know someone who wants to join RASBJ, please ask them to contact MembershipRASBJ on Wechat or email [email protected]

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:  If you wish to become an RASBJ member in order to attend this talk, please join RASBJ at least  two days before the talk so that you can be sure to receive the event notice with the advance registration link.  After advance registration, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a login link and passcode; use them to log in 10 minutes before the talk.

RASBJ  UPCOMING EVENTS:

August 19:  Discussion with Director Bill Einreinhofer about his documentary film Shanghai 1937 (viewing details to follow)

August 26:  Bizarre Beijing’s Jim Nobles on the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival

August 28-30: Wild Wall Weekend, led by William Lindesay (this in-person event is fully subscribed)

Sept 2: Prof. Rana Mitter on “China’s good war: how WWII is shaping a new nationalism”

Sep 9: Mei Zhang, founder of WildChina on “Chinese travelers lead on the road to recovery” (PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE FOR THIS TALK)