An opportunity to discover the most sensitive and effective Chinese authors who narrate life in the Asian country's large cities. The conference, "Women in the Metropolis: Female Urban Journeys in Contemporary Chinese Fiction," will take place on Thursday, October 17th at the university campus of the Ex Tribunale, Salita alla Rocca 44, in the historic center of San Marino.
Kicking off at 6:00 p.m., the initiative will feature a presentation by Giulia Rampolla, professor of Chinese language at the University of Naples L'Orientale, and professor of Chinese culture and literature at the University of International Studies in Rome. "The central theme of this conference," she explains, describing the event organized by the Confucius Institute of San Marino together with the Department of History at the University of the Republic of San Marino, "is the representation of the Chinese city and metropolis in contemporary Chinese fiction written by women, from the late 1990s to the present. Particular attention," she continues, "will be paid to showcasing the many perspectives that characterize the narrative of the urban context, an expression of the complexity of the social fabric." Rampolla also previews further details of the conference: "We will offer an overview of the various female writers who dedicate a significant portion of their work to the metropolis, describing how it emerges in their work and, in particular, the psychological reality of the characters, which often plays a key role. While Wang Anyi, a quintessential interpreter of the city of Shanghai and its history, tends to emphasize the aspect of memory and nostalgia for the past, often adopting a female perspective, another writer whose work is an expression of Shanghai's urban culture, Pan Xiangli, focuses instead on describing the lives of the city's middle-class women, often white-collar workers, revealing their psychological aspects."
Admission is free.
