Conferences
Symposia
3-5 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2011
Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
555 Elm Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma
3-4 p.m. – Roundtable on the Newman Laureate
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Mark Leenhouts (Leiden), “Empty Talk: The Roots of Han Shaogong’s Writing”
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Julia Lovell (Cambridge), “Revolutionary Sophistication: A Dictionary of Maqiao’s Retelling of Maoist China”
4:15-5 p.m. – Keynote Address by Han Shaogong
The 2011 Newman laureate reads from his work and answers questions
This event is free and open to the public
2009 symposia honoring the first Newman Prize winner, Mo Yan
