Celebration of events and activities to mark the bicentenary of Charles Dickens
Dickens 2012 launched in Beijing on 2 September 2011.
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The bicentenary of Charles Dickens will fall on 2012. Dickens is the first writer to describe urban industrialization. As a precursor writer at that time, Dickens won public applause with his meticulous narrative style of critical realism, as well as the unique perspective focusing on the effect of urban sprawl towards human nature. His masterpieces have influenced later generations and are of great realistic values; especially his simple and straightforward narrative style, which has been widely accepted and developed in many kinds of art forms. In celebration of the bicentenary of Charles Dickens, the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy will hold series of cultural and educational activities from September 2011 to rediscover the deep influence of Charles Dickens towards daily life.
The series of cultural activities include:
- Writing and photography competition: Our Times
- Literature Salon: to invite writers Moyan, Liu Zhengyun and Murong Xuecun as spokesmen, together with famous writers Ye Xin, Yang Yang, A Lai, Fang Fang, etc. to hold series of literature salon in eight cities of China including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Changsha, Guangzhou and Jiaxing.
- Film screening program: there will be 3-4 films themed as Charles Dickens (i.e. Oliver Twist) and short films to be screened in Beijing, Xi An and Dalian.
- The collection of award winning works: the works of the first prize and runner-up award winners will be collected into a book as the achievement of the celebration of the bicentenary of Charles Dickens
Since “Our Times- Creative Writing and Documentary Photography Competition” kicked off on 2 September 2011, the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy will hold a series of literature salons and lectures in 6 cities. Welcome the literature lovers to join in this celebration and attend the events to rediscover the deep influence of Charles Dickens towards our daily life.
<Nanjing>
Time: 19:00, Thursday 20 October 2011
Venue: S.I.T (Nanjing Nanda Café) 2F NO.47, Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing
VIP speaker: Fan Xiao Qing and Lu Min
<Beijing>
Time: 15:00 – 17:00, Sunday 23 October 2011
Venue: Onewaystreet Library, Beijing
VIP speaker: Mo Yan and Murong Xuecun
<Shanghai>
Time: 13:30, Tuesday 25 October 2011
Venue: East China Normal University Humanities Academic Salon (Minhang Campus, Building of Humanities), No.500, Dongchuan Road, Minhang District
VIP speaker: Ye Xin, Yang Yang
<Changsha>
Time: 14:30 - 17:00, Sunday 6 November 2011
Venue: Lecture Room, Zhi Shan Tang, Hunan Normal University, Changsha
Host: Qiu Huadong
VIP speaker: He Liwei, He Dun, Zhao Yanqiu
Registration: Free entry, limited seats available, first come first serve
http://www.douban.com/event/14819402/
<Chengdu>
Time: 14:00 - 18:00, Saturday 26 November 2011
Venue: Sichuan University, Chengdu
Host: Qiu Huadong
VIP speaker: A Lai, Luo Yong and Zhao Yiheng
Registration: Free entry, limited seats available, first come first serve
<Wuhan>
Time: 14:30 - 17:00, Saturday 3 December 2011
Venue: Jamaica Blue, Wuhan Tiandi, Wuhan
VIP speaker: Fang Fang, Zhang Jianfei
Host: Qiu Huadong
Registration: Free entry, limited seats available, first come first serve
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