OPEN CLASSES FROM THE SPECIALIST COURSE IN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE  

17 April

OPEN CLASSES FROM THE SPECIALIST COURSE IN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

18.00-20.00

Floor 4

Free Entry

The poetry of Li Shangyin, by Chen Xiaohong

As from the Book of Odes, love became an eternal theme to Chinese poetry. This session opens up an insight into the work of one of the most creative Chinese poets from the later period of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shangyin (813-858), a poet who fully experienced the consequences of the agitated and intense political struggles of his times. Above all focus is paid to the theme of love and how his poems are replete with beauty and passion. Despite never having gained the social significance of Li Bai, Du Fu, or Bai Juyi, Li Shangyin is nevertheless considered one of the most influential poets of his generation.

22 May

18.00-20.00

Floor 4

Free Entry

Identity representations of contemporary China: the Mosuo, by Tânia Ganito

Based on analysis of discourse featuring identity representations of ethnic minorities within contemporary China, an approach is made to the different stages and spatial and temporal environments occupied by the Mosuo community of Luoshui village (Yunnan province). The objective is to understand the importance of these spheres of representation within the process of redefining notions of identity and otherness.

12 June

18.00-20.00

Floor 4

Free Entry

Christianity in China, by António Barrento

An introduction to the history of Christianity in China ever since the arrival of the Nestorians and onto the missionary efforts taking place during the 19th century, with emphasis on the transformation or appropriation of facets of Christianity as it came into contact with existing traditions and in particular Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

19 June

18.00-20.00

Floor 4

Free Entry

Popular Religion in China, by António Barrento

An introduction to the history of popular religion in China, with a particular incidence on the development of conceptions of life after death and evolutions in the pantheons of gods. The theoretical presentation is complemented by the analysis of pieces from the Gods of Asia exhibition.

In cooperation with ISCSP