Linda Rui Feng's guest appearances

Linda Rui Feng

New Books in History

New Books in East Asian Studies

New Books Network

New Books in Chinese Studies

The Côte Saint-Luc Podcast

Tobie Meyer-Fong

John Harney

Yuen Yuen Ang

Seth Jacobowitz

Louisa Lim

Ian Johnson

Joseph R. Dennis

Frank Jacob

Macabe Keliher

David J. Mozina

Laurence Coderre

Emily Mokros

Liam Brockey

Jenny Huangfu

Taisu Zhang

OwlTail

#390 Kathy Diamond Reviews "Swimming Back to Trout River" by Linda Rui Feng by City of Côte Saint-Luc

#390 Kathy Diamond Reviews "Swimming Back to Trout River" by Linda Rui Feng

Linda Rui Feng‘s beautiful new book shows us the Tang city of Chang’an as we’ve not seen it before. City of Marvel and Transformation: Chang’an and Narratives of Experience in Tang Dynasty China (University of Hawai’i Press, 2015) remaps Chang’an as a lived space and a city created by wandering and dislocation. Feng draws on letters, epitaphs, poems, and story collections to create an archive of the literatus as wayfarer, a liminal figure making and remaking himself in the context of an urban environment pulsing with information and desire. As the examination system began requiring annual visits to Chang’an, the city was transformed by the journeying of exam candidates who were eager to make their names there, and the colleagues, courtesans, swindlers, and emperors who helped create and traverse the spaces of the city along with them. Feng’s book brings us into those spaces and its stories, and offers a wonderful view of the city as skyline, theater, labyrinth, and more. It’s a wonderfully interdisciplinary contribution to history and literary study of cities, space, and China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

<a href="http://www.eas.utoronto.ca/people/faculty-members/linda-rui-feng/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linda Rui Feng</a>‘s beautiful new book shows us the Tang city of Chang’an as we’ve not seen it before. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0824841069/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">City of Marvel and Transformation: Chang’an and Narratives of Experience in Tang Dynasty China </a>(University of Hawai’i Press, 2015) remaps Chang’an as a lived space and a city created by wandering and dislocation. Feng draws on letters, epitaphs, poems, and story collections to create an archive of the literatus as wayfarer, a liminal figure making and remaking himself in the context of an urban environment pulsing with information and desire. As the examination system began requiring annual visits to Chang’an, the city was transformed by the journeying of exam candidates who were eager to make their names there, and the colleagues, courtesans, swindlers, and emperors who helped create and traverse the spaces of the city along with them. Feng’s book brings us into those spaces and its stories, and offers a wonderful view of the city as skyline, theater, labyrinth, and more. It’s a wonderfully interdisciplinary contribution to history and literary study of cities, space, and China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history</a>

Linda Rui Feng, “City of Marvel and Transformation” (U of Hawai’i Press, 2015)

Linda Rui Feng‘s beautiful new book shows us the Tang city of Chang’an as we’ve not seen it before. City of Marvel and Transformation: Chang’an and Narratives of Experience in Tang Dynasty China (University of Hawai’i Press, 2015) remaps Chang’an as a lived space and a city created by wandering... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Linda Rui Feng‘s beautiful new book shows us the Tang city of Chang’an as we’ve not seen it before. City of Marvel and Transformation: Chang’an and Narratives of Experience in Tang Dynasty China (University of Hawai’i Press, 2015) remaps Chang’an as a lived space and a city created by wandering... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies</a>