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<p>Call for Papers<br />
Modern Language Association Annual Convention<br />
January 5-8, 2017<br />
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</p>
<p><strong>Panel: “Chinese Science Fiction”</strong></p>
<p>While novels by Chinese writers are gaining readership and recognition in the United States and around the world, it is rare for a work of Chinese science fiction to garner as much popular attention and critical acclaim as Liu Cixin’s <i>The Three-Body Problem</i>. As the first installment in the “Three Body” trilogy, the novel has won both the Galaxy Award in the PRC and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in the US. It has been more than a century since the rise of science fantasy in the late Qing: what is the place of Chinese science fiction today?<br />
This panel invites papers on all aspects of Chinese science fiction. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:</p>
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<li>Global circulation of Chinese-language publications</li>
<li>Politics and economics of literary awards</li>
<li>History of Chinese science fiction</li>
<li>Science fiction as socio-political commentary</li>
<li>Construction of gender roles in science fiction</li>
<li>Science fiction and children’s literature</li>
<li>Representation of science and technology in literature</li>
<li>Philosophical implications of science fiction</li>
<li>Utopian versus dystopian narratives</li>
<li>Realism versus fantasy in science fiction</li>
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<p>As one of the inaugural sessions of the Modern Language Association’s Modern and Contemporary Chinese Forum, this panel aims to address a diverse audience of Chinese scholars, science fiction scholars, and other literature scholars. Papers that discuss Chinese science fiction in a manner accessible to both specialists and non-specialists are especially welcome. Please send an abstract of approximately 300 words and a short bio on or before March 7, 2016 to Christopher K. Tong (<a href="mailto:ctong@wustl.edu"><span class="s2"><a href="mailto:ctong@wustl.edu">ctong@wustl.edu</a></span></a>).</p>
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