Dear all,
I am delighted to announce three invited lectures on my new book, The Courtesan’s Memory, Voice, and Late Ming Drama (University of Michigan Press, 2025), to be held later this month at Occidental College, Stanford University, and UC Berkeley.
I am grateful to share with this community that since its mid-September release, the book has drawn encouraging public interest. It situates courtesans not only as performers but also as active agents in shaping new aesthetic and literary paradigms in the late Ming. These lectures will open conversations about the book’s core methodologies and offer a glimpse into the creative journey behind its making.
• [Lecture 1: Occidental College]
Date & Time: Oct. 22, 4 PM
Venue: Choi Auditorium
• [Lecture 2: Stanford University]
Date & Time: Oct. 28, 4:30 PM
Venue: Lathrop Library, 224
https://events.stanford.edu/event/book-talk-the-courtesans-memory-voice-and-late-ming-drama
• [Lecture 3: University of California at Berkeley]
Date & Time: Oct. 30, 4PM
Venue: Art History Seminar Room (inside C.V. Starr East Asian Library)
https://events.berkeley.edu/ccs/event/305759-the-courtesans-memory-voice-and-late-ming-drama
All are warmly welcome to attend these events in person.
Posted by: Peng Xu 徐芃 <xupeng2@shanghaitech.edu.cn>