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Co-Sponsored by Radford University's Center for Gender Studies1 In Rm 107, The International Education Building 7:30 pm - thursday- february 24th, 2000 | |
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 Born
in Beijing, Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from
Indiana University in 1989. She is currently associate professor of Chinese
and Comparative Literature at Ohio State University, where she is the
Senior Coordinator for Asian American Studies. She teaches modern Chinese
literature, Chines women's writings, Chinese American literature, Chinese
theater and cultural performance, and comparative literature. Her book,
Occidentalism (Oxford, 1995) has been described
as "a stunning and innovative book that will have a profound impact on
the fields of Chinese studies and modern Chinese literature." A second
book, Acting the 'Right' Part: Cultural Performance and
Contemporary Chinese Drama, is due out next year from
the University of Hawaii Press. To visit Dr. Chen's web site, click anywhere
on her photo.Dr. Chen will speak about the representation of women in Maoist and post-Maoist Chinese theater. She will incorporate a series of slides of cultural revolution posters depicting women into her talk. 1Additional RU Co-Sponsors: Women's Studies - International Education |
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