Translating Modernity: Construction and Imagination of the West in 20th China

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Translating Modernity: Construction and Imagination of the West in 20th China

Translating the “West”: John Dewey’s visit to China at the beginning of the 20th century
Qi Cheng, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Kafka’s The Metamorphosis in the first Chinese translation in 1966
Yunxia Li, University of Cologne

Date: 22 February 2023, 17:00
Venue: Online via MS Teams
Speakers: Qi Cheng (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz), Yunxia Li (University of Cologne)
Organising department: Faculty of History
Organisers: Weihan Sun, Simon Lam, Zhixia Jin, Pak Hei (Patrick) Hao (University of Oxford), Zhixia Jin (University of Oxford), Simon Lam (University of Oxford), Young-Chan Choi (University of Oxford), Weihan Sun (University of Oxford), Tommy Yui Chim Lo (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: iheaoxseminar@gmail.com
Host: Weihan Sun (University of Oxford)
Part of: International History of East Asia Seminar
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Pak Hei Hao