Seminar with Professors Michael Gibbs Hill and Waïl S. Hassan
- Sponsor
- Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Co-Sponsored by School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics; Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Department of Comparative & World Literature.
- Contact
- Yuhan Zhang
- yuhan16@illinois.edu
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Location: 2090B Conference Room, LCLB
Time: Door will open for breakfast at 10:00 am. The seminar will begin promptly at 10:15 am on February 6 (Friday).
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is delighted to announce the upcoming visit of Professor Michael Gibbs Hill at William & Mary on February 6 (Friday). Professor Hill will give a lecture entitled “The Islamic Book of Odes (Tianfang shijing) and the Horizon of Translation in Modern China” at 1:30 pm at the Lucy Ellis Lounge in LCLB.
As part of his visit, Professor Hill will also lead a seminar discussion for graduate students at 10:15 am on the same day, in the 2090B conference room of LCLB.
Professor Waïl S. Hassan, Professor and Head of Comparative and World Literature, will chair the seminar.
In the seminar, we will begin with Professor Hill’s article “Translating Iconoclasm: Sino-Muslim Azharites and South-South Translations” (please scan the QR code to access it). Professor Hill is a rare scholar in Chinese studies who works across two “Wests” of China—Europe/America and the Arabic world. His first book, Lin Shu, Inc.: Translation and the Making of Modern Chinese Culture, explored the translation of European novels in late Qing China, revealing how a traditional literatus without foreign-language training, mediated by his interpreter, rendered European novels into classical Chinese. In the past decade, his research has turned toward Sino–Arabic literary relations, with a particular focus on Egypt. His research experience will be illuminating for those who strive to work cross-regionally. The seminar will also be an opportunity for graduate students to discuss graduate school and future careers in academia with an established scholar.
We welcome the participation of graduate students and seniors who work in China studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Comparative Literature, and other related fields. Bagels and coffee will be served.
Please RSPV to yuhan16@illinois.edu by Feb 2 (Monday).
Scan the QR code to access to Professor Hill’s article: