In this lecture, Lin Zheng will analyze the tradition of swordsmen in the East and the roles of superheroes in the West in a cross-cultural and global perspective, aiming at revealing the political, social, historical and cultural phenomenons behind the products of popular culture including the martial arts novels/films, superhero comics/films, and finally questioning the relationship between the heroic epic and the spirit of the times.

18 April 2020 (Saturday) 15:30-16:30

Arts and Living Lecture Series of CUHKSZ XV:

Theme: Heroic Epic: Martial Arts and Heroic Imagination in the East and West

Guest: Lin Zheng

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Wander the world, learn martial arts, and be a swordsman. Live in the world, show heroic spirits, and be a hero. With great righteousness in hearts, they walk in the world with courage, treat people around them with their natural disposition and do extraordinary things. 

Brief Introduction of the Guest: Lin Zheng is the Associate Professor and a tutor for postgraduate students from the Department of Chinese, Sun Yat-sen University. She holds a bachelor and a doctorate degree from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University as well as a doctorate degree from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University. She has been visiting scholar at National Tsing Hua University, University of Cambridge, Humboldt -- Universitat zu Berlin and other overseas universities. Lin Zheng was once a lecturer at the School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. She is devoted to the study on modern and contemporary Chinese literature and urban culture and has published more than 20 papers in core journals such as Literary Review, Journal of Chinese Literature and History, and Modern Chinese Literature Studies.

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