Books written by Ban Wang
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Narrative Perspective and Irony in Selected Chinese and American Fiction
To name characters by mere numbers is a bold and ingenious invention by Yu Hua and a variation on the theme of dehumanization . For what could be more mechanical , impersonal , and dehumanizing when an individual is reduced to a mere ...
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The Sublime Figure of History: Aesthetics and Politics in Twentieth-century China
Covering a wide range of material from fiction, poetry, aesthetics, and political discourse to memoirs, film, and historical documents, the book reconsiders a number of prominent cultural figures, including Wang Guowei, Cai Yuanpei, Lu Xun, ...
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China and New Left Visions: Political and Cultural Interventions
The first English anthology on China’s New Left in a global context, this book presents the history, background, and the focuses of the most critical force in contemporary China.
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Words and Their Stories: Essays on the Language of the Chinese Revolution
“Bu xin tianming, gan geming” (Don't believe in fate, make revolution), Renmin ribao (17 November 1974). ... “Bao fan zuo.” Tai bai1, no. 8 (1 January 1935). Yang Jian. Wenhua da geming zhong de dixia wenxue (The underground literature ...
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Culture and Social Transformations: Theoretical Framework and Chinese Context
us to understand the mao period as more than collectivist, selfless, and utopian. badiou's theme indexes a ... 16 David e. apter and tony saich, Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic (Cambridge: harvard university press, 1994).
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Chinese Visions of World Order: Tianxia, Culture, and World Politics
The contributors to Chinese Visions of World Order examine the evolution of tianxia's meaning and practice in the Han dynasty and its mutations in modern times.
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Illuminations from the Past: Trauma, Memory, and History in Modern China
This book offers a cultural history of modern China by looking at the tension between memory and history.
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Trauma and Cinema: Cross-Cultural Explorations
This volume addresses the relation of trauma to transnational modern mass media.