Speakers:

Peng Xu is an assistant professor in Chinese theatre at UHM. Her research explores innovative ways to engage the vast amount of late imperial dramatic texts as well as the sonic, visual, and material dimensions of Chinese theatre in different historical periods. Her articles appear or are forthcoming in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, T’oungpao, Late Imperial China, and CHINOPERL: Chinese Oral and Performing Literature. She is the co-editor of a special issue of CHINOPERL, entitled “Chinese Opera, Xiqu and New Media, 1890s–1950s.” She is working on two books, one entitled “The Courtesan’s Drama: Women and Chinese Elite Theater, 1570–1600,” the other “Kunqu Theatre: An Introduction” (Bloomsbury).

Shana Brown is an associate professor of history at UHM, focusing on the intellectual and cultural history of 20th-century China. Her book Pastimes: From Art & Antiquarianism to Modern Chinese Historiography was published by the University of Hawaii Press.

Co-Sponsors:

UH Department of Theatre & Dance

UH Department of History