Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Join Shih-Wen Sue Chen and Benjamin Penny for a discussion of Chen's research exploring images of China portrayed in British children's literature in the period from 1851 to 1911.

Chen has analysed a wide range of genres, including the adventure stories of writers such as Edwin Harcourt Burrage, Bessie Marchant and G.A. Henty, to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Her book provides a fresh context for understanding how China was constructed in the period from 1851 to 1911, and sheds light on British cultural history and the history and uses of children's literature.

"[Chen's] book provides a detailed and compelling case for the variegated lens British children's fiction offers for viewing the complexities and nuances of Sino-British relations." - Helen Groth, University of New South Wales, Australia

A must-see event for anyone interested in Sino-British relations or the role of children's literature in shaping intercultural attitudes.

Shih-Wen Sue Chen is a post-doctoral fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. Benjamin Penny is deputy director of the Centre.


When: 6pm Wednesday 15th of May, 2013

Where: Asia Bookroom, Unit 2, 1 - 3 Lawry Place, Macquarie. ACT

RSVP: By 14th of May please by phoning 6251 5191 or Email Us

Admission by gold coin donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

This is an event not to be missed, but, if you can't join us on the 15th of May and would like to buy a signed copy let us know as it can easily be arranged.