I also support the idea of women’s presence and writing in the premodern canon. How about something like “women, agency, and literary production (“literary arts” if you think about music, drama, etc.) in premodern East Asia”???

Just a thought that we can discuss more in Vancouver.

Monika Dix

The above discussion about women’s presence and the premodern canon is very interesting to me as well. This will be a wonderful topic to draw scholars who specialize in women represented in poetry, fiction and drama in late imperial period as well as historical context for such representations.

All these are wonderful ideas! With regard to “women and the premodern canon” — why not “nimen” or “tamen” and the premodern canon? I feel that perhaps we need to clarify who we/you/they are, though an exciting topic this might be even in this somewhat ambiguous form. Alright, back to grading Chinese 101 exams…

I support forming the forum “East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900.”

Hi — sorry not to respond to this earlier — was out at a conference.

The “reading Asian religious texts as literature” is particularly attractive to me — I would have suggested that even if you didn’t bring it up! And I think it’s something we need to encourage more in the field.

“Women and the premodern canon” would be nice as well — I…[Read more]

I support the formation of this forum

Liana Chen

I support the formation of the “Pre-14th-Century Chinese Forum.”

Maybe it’d help to put some ideas out there? Let me know if any of these seem appealing, or propose others to be discussed at the Exec Committee meeting in Vancouver:

* Between page and stage: performance literature in premodern east asia

* women and the premodern canon

* music and literature

* reading asian religious texts as literature

other ideas?

I support the creation of this forum.

I support the creation of this forum.

Lucas

Dear Christina,

Thank you for posting this lovely invitation. Thank you also to Christina Laffin for organizing this wonderful opportunity to network. Let me encourage those who attend to promote MLA membership among our Asian Studies colleagues!

Very best,

Melek

Hi,

If it will help I am willing to volunteer. Primarily I deal with Confucianism and Daoism, considerably earlier than 14th century, but if you need people I’m willing to serve. I already serve on the Contingent Labor for the Profession Committee so I’m not sure how that would affect me serving here.  That’s a committee not a forum so I do not…[Read more]

I support the formation of this forum.  Thank you to Melek Ortabasi for spreading word about the petition.

Maria O’Malley