603916 news 1521224899 1521224899 <![CDATA[Political Comics in China: The Works of Li Xiaoguai]]> Time: Monday, April 2, 2018 from 4:30-6:00pm. A dinner reception will be held from 6:00-7:00pm.

Location: Stephen C. Hall Building (Room 102)

An event with the Chinese comic artist, Li Xiaoguai, An Icon of Chinese Internet Culture and Youth Culture. Mr. Li will discuss his comic art and show how the Chinese writing and characters are creatively employed against the Chinese government's Internet censorship and ideological control.

The event features an interdisciplinary panel discussion with professors: Dr. Paul Foster in Chinese Literature and Popular Culture (Georgia Tech), Dr. Stephen Herschler in Politics (Oglethorpe University), and Dr. Yu Li in Linguistics (Emory University).

Plus: Full Chinese Dinner with 7 Courses For Free!

RSVP:  goo.gl/forms/w3s1kQ62ajMUZnwH2

This event is part of the Global Media Festival 2018. A full list of the events can be found at: https://modlangs.gatech.edu/globalmediafest.

For more information about the China event, contact

Dr. Jin Liu
Associate Professor of Chinese
School of Modern Languages
jliu83@gatech.edu

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