BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//CeMEAS - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.cemeas.de
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CeMEAS
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Berlin
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260430T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260430T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T085830
CREATED:20260420T053138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T053255Z
UID:13804-1777564800-1777570200@www.cemeas.de
SUMMARY:Lecture: The Promise  and the Challenge  of World Literature
DESCRIPTION:The Promise and the Challenge of World Literature\nZhang Longxi (Hunan Normal University)\nApril 30\, 2026\n4 pm\nKWZ 0.602\n\nAbstract:\nIn this lecture\, Prof. Zhang Longxi will address the current situation of “World Literature.” Although the notion of “World Literature” aims at global cosmopolitanism\, the field remains heavily Eurocentric. While Goethe’s original vision was inspired by Chinese texts\, modern circulation still prioritizes Western languages like English and French. Thus\, academic frameworks\, exemplified by Casanova’s Paris-centric model\, continue to marginalize rich non-Western traditions\, including Chinese classics. To achieve a truly global perspective\, scholars must actively integrate diverse literary histories and expand the literary canon to reflect a genuine\, rather than Western-dominated\, global reality.\n\nShort Bio:\nProf. Zhang Longxi (Ph. D. from Harvard) has taught at Peking\, Harvard\, the University of California\, Riverside\, and City University of Hong Kong\, and is currently Xiaoxiang Chair Professor 潇湘特聘教授 at Hunan Normal University and Li De Chair Professor 砺德讲席教授 at the Yenching Academy of Peking University. He is an elected foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters\, History\, and the Antiquities and also of Academia Europaea. He has published more than 30 books and numerous articles in Chinese and English\, including\, most recently\, A History of Chinese Literature (London: Routledge\, 2023)\, and World Literature as Discovery: Expanding the World Literary Canon (London: Routledge\, 2024).
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/lecture-the-promise-and-the-challenge-of-world-literature/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cemeas.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Poster-Zhang-Long-Xi-30.04.2026_06.04.2026_zweiseitig-3-1-scaled-e1776663062759.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR