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Mulan & Her Sisters: Women of the Middle Period Re-Imagined in Chinese Film and Visual Culture
Date:
5:00 pm –
12:00 am
Great Plains Art Museum
1155 Q St., Hewit Place
Directions: 1155 Q St.
Mary Martin McLaughlin Memorial Lecture. A
presentation by Kristine Harris, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Asian Studies Program at State University of New York at New Paltz.
Harris’ lecture will analyze the early 20th century trend in Chinese film and visual culture to rework classic narratives from the Tang and other 6th through 10th century periods. Will include illustrations and clips from 1910s-20s films based on the Mulan legend; a 1927 film based on the famous play Romance of the Western Chamber; and a 1931 film incorporating the famous love triangle of the Tang emperor Minghuang and his 2 famous concubines. Reception following.
presentation by Kristine Harris, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Asian Studies Program at State University of New York at New Paltz.
Harris’ lecture will analyze the early 20th century trend in Chinese film and visual culture to rework classic narratives from the Tang and other 6th through 10th century periods. Will include illustrations and clips from 1910s-20s films based on the Mulan legend; a 1927 film based on the famous play Romance of the Western Chamber; and a 1931 film incorporating the famous love triangle of the Tang emperor Minghuang and his 2 famous concubines. Reception following.
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