Events
For details of the Symposia we have held so far, please see our Symposia page
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Research Seminar – Seven Senses of the City: Sensory Literary Studies and the Aftertaste of Memory
For this research seminar, in association with East Asian Studies at Leeds, we welcome Dr Astrid Møller-Olsen, lecturer in Chinese and Comparative Literature at Lund University, Sweden, to discuss her work on sensory literary studies and Chinese fiction. Abstract In my research, I employ a framework of sensory literary studies to explore the connections between…
Translation Masterclass with Dorothy Tse and Natascha Bruce
We are delighted to be running a translation masterclass with our author and translator in residence, Dorothy Tse 謝曉虹 and Natascha Bruce. Dorothy and Natascha are in Leeds this February working together on a current translation. The masterclass text will be an excerpt from Dorothy’s work, which will be sent to participants in advance. If…
Conversations with Chinese Women Authors
Join us for this special event with acclaimed Chinese-English translator Nicky Harman, who’ll be introducing her latest project — a series of interviews with Chinese women writers — and will be continuing in conversation with authors Dorothy Tse (謝曉虹) and Yan Ge (颜歌), and translator Natascha Bruce. All welcome! Please reserve your free place on…
Research Seminar – City and Fiction: A Study of Hong Kong’s Modernity
Join us for this lunch-time research seminar with Dr Dorothy Tse (謝曉虹), associate professor of literature and creative writing at Hong Kong Baptist University, who’ll be talking about her work on representations of Hong Kong in fiction. Besides her academic work, Dorothy is an award-winning writer from Hong Kong. She has published three story collections…
Author and Translator in Residence – February 2020
This February we’re delighted to welcome Dorothy Tse (謝曉虹) and Natascha Bruce to Leeds as our very first writer and translator in residence! Dorothy and Natascha will be working together on a translation of some of Dorothy’s work, and we’ll also be holding a number of events over the month, including a special event in…
Cyborgs and Demons: An Evening of Chinese Science Fiction
Join us for readings and Q&As with authors Chen Qiufan and Xia Jia, as well as a presentation by Dr Nathaniel Isaacson. We’d like to thank the Sino-British Fellowship Trust for their support with this event. Drinks and snacks provided. The event is free but please reserve your place on our Eventbrite page by 7th…
Symposium – Genre Fiction in Contemporary China, and its Reception in the West
This year, our symposium is focusing on Chinese genre fiction. We’ll be exploring what genres mean, and how they are useful, looking at the stories being written, translated and read. We’ll be joined by authors, translators, publishers, and academics, for presentations and roundtable discussion. There will also be a public event on the Friday evening,…
Poetry, a Conversation: China and the UK
We’re pleased to be supporting this poetry event, with The University of Leeds Poetry Centre, Stand magazine, The Leeds Centre for Translation Studies, and the Leeds Business Confucius Institute. The event will be a symposium consisting of readings and discussions on poetry – including translation – by poets from China and the UK, including poets…
New in Translation: Poetry and Fiction from China
Join us on 15th July to celebrate the first anniversary of our Centre in style! In the morning from 11am we will be celebrating the work of our July featured author, Li Er 李洱, with readings and Q&A with Jeremy Tiang, the translator of Li’s most recent novel to appear in English, Coloratura 花腔 . Then……
Marketing Chinese Literature
We’re delighted to welcome a number of speakers to Leeds for this special event on marketing Chinese literature in translation. The afternoon will consist of key-note speeches and roundtable discussion. All welcome but places are limited, so please book on our Eventbrite page. Speakers Professor Claire Squires is Director of the Stirling Centre for International…
