Presentation Title

Feast & Famine: Food & Power in Contemporary Chinese Fiction & Film

Location

RCC 202

Start Date

12-10-2013 2:00 PM

End Date

12-10-2013 3:30 PM

Abstract

Love. Hate. Revenge. Drawing on the centrality of food in Chinese culture, this presentation will consider the relationship between food and power in film and fiction. From the 4th century to the present, food has been used as a metaphor that reflects an often shifting moral landscape in China, a landscape filled with complex family, cultural, political relationships and one that is essential for a student’s understanding of China today.

Comments

Presentation is included in Panel 19: Crossroads: Grants, Research, and Pedagogy in Asian Studies

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Oct 12th, 2:00 PM Oct 12th, 3:30 PM

Feast & Famine: Food & Power in Contemporary Chinese Fiction & Film

RCC 202

Love. Hate. Revenge. Drawing on the centrality of food in Chinese culture, this presentation will consider the relationship between food and power in film and fiction. From the 4th century to the present, food has been used as a metaphor that reflects an often shifting moral landscape in China, a landscape filled with complex family, cultural, political relationships and one that is essential for a student’s understanding of China today.