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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

February 2026

Availability and Censorship of Short Stories in the Qing: Marvels New and Old (Jingu qiguan 今古奇觀)

February 19 @ 6:10 pm - 7:40 pm
403 Kent Hall, 1140 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027 United States
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Registration Zoom Registration In-Person Registration for non CU affiliates Event Co-Sponsors Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities; Institute for Comparative Literature and Society This event is free and open to the public. The short story collection Jingu qiguan 今古奇觀 (Marvels New and Old, ca. 1644) tops the list of popular fiction in China in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Its ubiquity provides a unique opportunity to understand two important factors…

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