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Film screening: Bored in Heaven
TEXTCOURT Lectures on Chinese Humanities – film screening
Bored in Heaven: a film about ritual sensation (2010)
Trailer: www.imdb.com/video/vi2397346841/?ref_=tt_vids_vi_1
Bored in Heaven (2010) follows New Years celebrations in Putian, Fujian, Southeast China. An experiential project based on 20 years of research by Kenneth Dean and Zheng Zhenman, this film illustrates the growing intensity of local traditions, as rural villages and their temples transition into a new century. Villages in this part of China are undergoing radical transformations. As land that was once public and agricultural is rebuilt and changes hands, the intricate temple system has responded. During the Cultural Revolution temples were torn down – now they are being built up into ritual alliances.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director Professor Kenneth Dean.
Date:
3 March 2026, 15:00
Venue:
Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details:
Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Speakers:
Speaker to be announced
Organising department:
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Organiser contact email address:
cheukyee.wai@humanities.ox.ac.uk
Host:
TEXTCOURT project (University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/UKhMLxExXp
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Clare Orchard
