East-Asia Platform at Ghent University is organizing the following event:
Program
20:00 TALK by Silvia Marijnissen on the legendary novel 'THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER'
20:30 CHINESE WOMEN NOW & THEN: Catherine Vuylsteke, Ching Lin Pang and Tom Van de Weghe followed by Q&A
22:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION
THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER Honglou Meng 红楼梦
From betrayal, flirtation and romance to gossip, philosophy and sophisticated psychology. The Chinese classic novel 'The Dream of the Red Chamber' has it all. The story, written in the 18th century by Cao Xueqin, is about the life of a very wealthy family and their servants. Three translators, Maghiel van Crevel, Anne Sytske Keijser and Silvia Marijnissen spent no less than twelve years translating the novel.
This evening will start with a talk by Silvia Marijnissen about this masterpiece and its translation.
CHINESE WOMEN NOW & THEN
GENDER (IN)EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, PERCEPTIONS AND STEREOTYPES, GENDER ISSUES AND SOCIAL MEDIA, CHINESE WOMEN IN HISTORY, ...
Catherine Vuylsteke is sinologist, journalist, writer and China-expert. She wrote two books about China, was 25 years Asia representative for De Morgen and works now freelance for Knack, Klara (Pompidou) and De Standaard der Letteren.
Tom Van de Weghe is a journalist specializing in China and Asia. In 2007 he founded the first correspondent bureau from Beijing and reported for five years for VRT on the most important events and developments in the region. In recent years, as a research fellow at Stanford University, he has investigated the impact of technology on geopolitical relations between China, Europe and the U.S.
Prof. dr. Ching Lin Pang, Academic Director of China-Europe Cultural Curatorship Studies, University of Antwerp, is an expert on migration, mobility, entrepreneurship, gender, ethnic foor, urban studies, material culture, fashion, arts and intercultural communication often related to Chinese overseas communities.
Tickets: 6€
