Spiritual Pollution in the Sewers: Towards an Aesthetic Theory of Chinese Netfic Chinese internet fiction ('netfic') tends not to be highly regarded for its aesthetic accomplishments; however, this talk explores the aesthetic functions of netfic from a premodern perspective.
'Archiving Gaza in the Present': Art, Memory, Erasure This event will mark the publication of the book 'Archiving Gaza in the Present', co-edited by Professor Dina Matar and Dr Venetia Porter.
Physical conflict in the world's legislatures: Why do legislators brawl? Dr Nathan F. Batto gives an online talk about his recent book 'Making Punches Count: The Individual Logic of Legislative Brawls'.
Immediacy in Contemporary Japanese Literature and Popular Culture: The Supremacy of the Present This lecture presents the monograph, 'Immediacy in Contemporary Japanese Literature and Popular Culture', analysing the theme of immediacy in contemporary Japanese fiction.
Siobhán Shilton: 'Creative Multilingualism in the Visual Arts: Photography, Performance and the ‘Arab Spring’'