Book Launch on Han Suyin Centennial Memorial Collection 《素音传音：韩素音百年诞辰纪念文集》新书发布会(in Mandarin)
| Event | Book Launch on Han Suyin Centennial Memorial Collection 《素音传音：韩素音百年诞辰纪念文集》新书发布会 (in Mandarin) |
| Organizer(s) or Co-organizer(s) | CCLC, School of Humanities, NTU Chinese, School of Humanities, NTU Chinese Heritage Centre, NTU |
| Speaker (s) | Madam Chew Hui Im - Main donor of the Han Suyin Scholarship Fund (in Translation Studies) and the adopted daughter of Madam Han Suyin Associate Professor I Lo-fen, NTU Chinese Dr Cui Feng, NTU Chinese Lecturer Translators and Writers of the book |
| Date | 3 March 2018 (Saturday) |
| Time | 2 – 3.30pm |
| Venue | The Pod at Level 16 100 Victoria Street, National Library Board, Singapore 188064 |
| Registration/Information | Please Click here to register. |
| Event Write-up | The year 2016 marks the centennial birthday of Nanyang University alumna, Madam Han Suyin. In commemoration of Madam Han’s remarkable contributions to Sino-Western cultural exchange, Associate Professor I Lo-fen and Dr Cui Feng from Chinese Programme, Nanyang Technology University jointly edited the Han Suyin Centennial Memorial Collection. The book has been published by the Global Publishing with the support of the Han Suyin Scholarship Fund (in Translation Studies), School of Humanities, Nanyang Technology University. The book comprises two main sections. The first section presents research articles about Madam Han Suyin, centering on the topics of translation, culture, and politics. The second section comprises translations of Madam Han Suyin’s works, contributed by three awardees of the Han Suyin Scholarship Fund (in Translation Studies). The translated works reflect Madam Han Suyin’s personal memories of China and its leaders, her views on Sino-Western relations and African socio-political issues, as well as her vision for the development of Southeast Asian literature. |
| Speaker Profile | Madam Chew Hui Im, adopted daughter of Han Suyin. Retired teacher, initiated and the main sponsor for the Han Suyin Scholarship fund. Associate Professor I Lo-fen, Chinese, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. PhD, National Taiwan University, 1995; MA, National Taiwan University, 1990; BA, National Taiwan University, 1987. Research Interests: Chinese Poetry and Visual Art, Interchange of East-Asian Culture and Literature in Classical Chinese, Asian Visual Culture and Aesthetics. Publications includes: Gorgeous Nanyang: Arts, Advertisements, Crossover Singapore 《南洋风华：艺文．广告．跨界新加坡》 (2016); Of Cloud Shadows and Celestial Light: Poems and Paintings of the Landscape of Xiao Xiang 《云影天光：潇湘山水之画意与诗情》(2013) etc. . Dr Cui Feng, Lecturer, Chinese, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. PhD, Nanyang Technological University, 2012; MA (Comparative Literature, Translation Studies), Shanghai International Studies University, 2006; BA (Eng Language & Literature), Nantong University, 2003. Research Interests: Translation Studies, 20th Century Chinese Literature, Comparative Literature, The Literary Relations between China and Foreign Countries. Madam Zhang Xing Hong, Ina, Executive Sub-Editor, zbNow, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH, Singapore. Publication includes: Han Suyin in Malaya : Physican, Writer and Public Intellectual (1952-1964) 《韩素音在马来亚 : 行医、写作和社会参与 (1952-1964)》. Research Interests: Study of Intellectuals in 20th Century History, with focus on Chinese Intellectuals outside the Mainland China in the 20th Century, Modern Chinese Education in Southeast Asia, Studies on Inter-regional Cultural Exchanges between China/Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. |