Yip So Man Wat Lecture – UBC Department of Asian Studies

 

The Department of Asian Studies, at University of British Columbia, presents their annual Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture featuring guest speaker Professor Wai-yee Li (Harvard University) on Wednesday January 20th at 4pm (PST) virtually. This year’s lecture, entitled “Elegance and Vulgarity: The Promise and Peril of Things in Ming-Qing Literature” 雅俗分際:明清文學的物情與物累 , will discuss the figure of the vulgar connoisseur in Jin Ping Mei, the contradictions of elegance in a story by Li Yu (1611-1680), and the implications of redefining elegance and vulgarity in The Story of the Stone.

Dr. Li will also present a Research Seminar on Friday, January 22nd, on the topic of “Objectifying People and Humanizing Things in Chinese Literature”.

This event is free & open to the public, and you can register right here! https://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/2020w-yip-so-man-wat-memorial-lecture/

Key Messages/Call to Action

  • This year’s Yip So Man Wat Lecture takes place virtually on January 20th (Main Lecture) and January 22nd (Research Seminar), featuring guest speaker Professor Wai-yee Li of Harvard University.
  • Registration is now open. For more information and to register, please visit: https://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/2020w-yip-so-man-wat-memorial-lecture/
  • This event is free & open to the public.