November 25, 2022

The Department of Chinese Studies and the Singapore Research Nexus at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be jointly launching the book Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature by Assistant Professor Chan Cheow Thia (NUS Chinese Studies) this Saturday (November 26, 1:55 – 4:30 PM) at The Pod, Level 16 of the National Library.

In Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature (Columbia University Press, Dec 2022) Assistant Prof Chan highlights the marginalised yet unique role of Malaysian Chinese literature (Mahua literature) in Chinese literature, as well as Mahua’s distinctive mode of evolution. He foregrounds the historical links between Malaysia and other Chinese-speaking regions, featuring prominent writers such as Lin Cantian, Han Suyin, Wang Anyi, and Li Yongping.

Tracing Mahua literature’s development from the 1930s to the 2000s, Assistant Prof Chan argues that new perspectives from the periphery or marginalised position are essential to understanding the globalization of modern Chinese literature. It is precisely Mahua’s marginality in Chinese literature that fosters its signature aesthetic achievements.

Register here: https://bit.ly/MalaysianCrossings

Programme details: https://fass.nus.edu.sg/srn/events/book-launch-malaysian-crossings-place-and-language-in-the-worlding-of-modern-chinese-literature/

Pre-order the book at: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/malaysian-crossings/9780231203395 (20% discount promo code for paperback & hardcover: CUP20)

For enquiries, please contact us at nexus@nus.edu.sg.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the launch!