chi@vlsi.uwaterloo.ca (Bo Chi) (12/09/89)
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Introduction of American Association of Chinese Comparative Literature (AACCL) ... 88 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- N0. 2 ===================== AN INTRODUCTION TO CSF =========================== by Hu Xiao Ping From: xh@uirvlg.csl.uiuc.edu 28-OCT-1989 22:04:32.80 ***** ******* ************************************** ** ** ** |---------| ? /\ * ** ** ** | ----- | ---- / \ * ** ** ******** | --|-- | / / \ * ** ******* ** | |? | / | / * ** ** ** | ----- | / ? |/ * ** ** ** |---------| ?--? |___? * ** ** ** * ** ** ** ** CHINA STUDY FORUM * *********************** ================================= Sitting in the cornfield, talking about world matters, you will experience mastering the fate of your own; you will find out life was never so significant ... Along with the vigorous movements for democracy and freedom inside and outside China, the China Study Forum (CSF inshort) cried out its birth in July, 1989. In the beginning, CSFwas only a mailing list of theory lovers for exchanging information and ideas, but it gradually developed to a worldwide computer communication net of more than 100 individual and group accounts. China Study Forum is a purely theoretic forum wherein members regularly discuss topics related to China. Any articles or opinions, based on truth and reason, can be freely issued to the net members. Anybody can join or withdraw at any time, owing no duty. Currently CSF has 2 regular forms: the biweekly discussion and the soft journal. The biweekly discussion will be held by a volunteer member or an editor of CSF in turn, one topic per two weeks; the soft journal will issue quality articles irregularly, depending on the sources of articles. The purpose of CSF is to exchange ideas, to explore the cruces of China's problems and to find the medicines for their cure. We have seen, the existing methods and theories have become obsolete and handicaped in dealing with the political, economical, and ethnic problems. With a look of the boiling prodemocracy movements in the communist world, we are convinced that there will come a storm in China before too long. No matter what will happen, China is going to face a variation of no precedent. We hope this form of discussion will help China to find the right direction and the right ways to solving its problems. Up till now, CSF have held several discussions and issued a series of articls. Some of the topics are: democracy, the importance of freedom of speech and press, Capitalism vs Socialism, the direction, strategy, and the goal of the future democracy movement, etc.. The articles include "Reflections on Student Movement" by Dave Sheng, "China's Four Political Generations" and "Intellectuals: Conflicts between Authority and Power", by Wenching Sheng, "Happiness, Liberty, Justice, Equality, Rationality, Law, and Democracy" by Sky Peace, etc.. We also reported many seminars held in several campuses discussing the origin and systems of western democracy, the reason for Marxism's failure , the problems of the system of "distribution according to labor", analysis of current affairs, TI issues, etc.. Many individuals also carried on polls and are doing serious research in many other topics. We feel it a great help to discuss sincerely and friendly with fellow students. To be an envoy of yourself to CSF, please send your request to xh@uirvld.csl.uiuc.edu . The following is a part profile of the CSF editors: x0g4301@tamvenus.bitnet, (Ge Xun) rjgg0918@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu, (Liang Jie) YZHANG@TrentU.ca, (Zhang Yajiang) wyk238@csd4.milw.wisc.edu, (Wen-yen Kao) dchen@TWOLF7.CE.YALE.EDU, (Dahe Chen) ZALJ@CORNELLA.BITNET, (Li Zhenqin) dennis%hpirs@hplabs.hp.com, (Dennis Lee) ZHUJ@IUBACS.BITNET, (Zhu Jianhua) Linhong@McMaster.bitnet, (Lin Hong) xh@uirvld.csl.uiuc.edu, (Xiaoping Hu) ningluo@marvin.cs.buffalo.edu (Ning Luo) qsz2u@watt.acc.virginia.edu (Zhang Qing Song) =================================================================== We are not gulfs but waves -- the boats are on our shoulders and we push them forward. We surge against rocks, smashing ourselves, and thence demonstrate our lives and strength. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the author: Mr. Hu, Xiaoping, although has the same last name of Hu Yaobang and the same first name of Deng Xiaoping, is much less significant and fortunate than either of them. Without any title, he assigned himself the chief-editor position of China Study Forum. He majors in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence for the sake of earning a life. He lives in a remote world from reality, pondering on why and how all the time. His hobby is to make quarrels with those whom he dislikes. He likes to compose lines of poems dancing with music. His greatest ambition is to find himself a Japanese type wife. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 3 An Introduction to American Association of Chinese Comparative Literature (AACCL) and Its Journal, "Chinese Comparatist" by Liu, Kang From: LIUK@GRIN1.BITNET, 30-OCT-1989 23:10:03.53 Purpose and Organization The American Association of Chinese Comparative Literature is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Chinese and East-West comparative literature studies, and to Chinese nationals from PRC,Taiwan and Hong Kong, studying in the fields of humanities,such as Chinese, English, French, Gernman, philosophy, history and linguistics. Its goal is to facilitate communication and understanding among scholars through publications and meetings. The AACCL is now in a process of expending its membership and activities in both academic and Chinese students and scholars' communities. The association was founded in 1986, orginally as the American Chapter of Chinese Comparative Literature Association. Since 1979, a number of Chinese students and scholars have come to the U.S. to study, teach, and do research in comparative literature and other fields of humanities. The American chapter was thus established to serve the increasing needs of contact and exchange among the Chinese scholars. As more people become interested in China-related, interdisciplinary studies, the AACCL welcomes a wide range and diversity of interests among its members, and seeks to enhance its participation in international scholarly activities. In June 1989, members of the AACCL convened at the University of Chicago to discuss the comparative approaches to modern and contemporary Chinese literature. During the conference, the "Tiananmen 1989 Archive" was founded to collect and preserve valuable documents of the recent democracy movement in China. At the moment,the AACCL is preparing a conference on politics and ideology in modern and contemporary Chinese literature, to be convened at Duke University in June,1990. The conference will serve as a commemoration of the first anniversary of China's democracy movement, as well as a reminder of the extent to which literature and politics are inextricably related to each other. The conference will invite leading scholars in the U.S. as well as well-known writers and critics from China currently residing in the U.S. to address important issues related to the topics of the conference. "Chinese Comparatist" "Chinese Comparatist" is the publication of AACCL,published at Northwestern University,Evaston, IL. It is a semi-annual, bilingual (English and Chinese) scholarly journal. The journal welcomes articles, abstracts and book reviews in both English and Chinese, on any subject related to the studies of Chinese, western, and comparative literature as well as other fields of humanities. Creative writings such as poetry, fiction and drama and literary translation are also accepted. The journal has been well received in the academic circle in the U.S. and is indexed into the "MLA International Bibliography" and "MLA Directory of Periodicals," the internationally standard references of the fields. The journal is the first of its kind published by Chinese scholars in the U.S. Membership of AACCL and Subscription to the Journal Members of the AACCL will receive free copies of "Chinese Comparatist," and AACCL Newsletters, circulars providing information on current news, trends, publications,conferences,fellowship and scholarship opportunities and job opportunities in the related fields. Members will also receive invitation and allowances to participate in AACCL's meetings and conferences. The membership fee is $5 per year. The subscription to the journal is $30 per year, $15per issue for institutions; $20 per year and $10 per issue forindividuals. For information, membership and subscription, please contact KANG LIU (President) at Grinnell College, P.O.Box 805 K-4, Grinnell, IA50112, phone: 515-236-4853 or 515-269-3123; fax: 515-269-3408 or 515-269-4285; Email: LIUK@GRIN1.BITNET or BEILING WU(Vice-President) at Northwestern University, 2010 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL60201; phone:312-864-3230; fax:312-864-3202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author's Self-Introduction: LIU,Kang, President of the American Association of Chinese Comparative Literature (88-89). B.A. in English Literature, Nanjing University, 1982. Came to the States on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1983; earned a M.A. degree in Comparative Literature in 1984 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Received Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at UW-Madison in May 1989. Now Assistant Professor of Chinese Studies at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. Elected as the president of AACCL October 1987. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + please send your comment about this porgram to: + + + + Dong Ping Deng (Social Culture China) e-mail: dd1k+@andrew.cmu.edu + + Weihe Guan (China-Net) e-mail: inr@uga + + Hong Lin (China Study Forum) e-mail: linhong@mcmaster + + Gang Xu (China News Digest) e-mail: gxu@kentvm + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Gang Xu e-mail: gxu@kentvm