Dr. Cai, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Emory University, will spend this academic year at Beijing Normal University on a Fulbright research grant. Her project focuses on the representation of history in contemporary Chinese popular culture. Via interviews, site visits and data collection, Dr. Cai will examine the production and consumption of three sets of historical narratives in China’s contemporary media: Films of the communist past sponsored by the state; Historical fiction by Chinese writers about the pre-communist eras; and TV dramas on China’s dynastic history.
Quarterly essays on greater China by scholars who study the region closely, plus notice of our Atlanta events. Published continuously since 2002.