UA Fort Smith FREE Scholar Series
by February 17, 2011 11:33 am 37 views
The Scholar Series is an initiative by UA Fort Smith’s Center for Lifelong Learning to provide learning opportunities for the general public free of charge. UA Fort Smith faculty members will present a topic that draws broadly on the faculty member’s research and experience.
The Scholar series will be held at lunch two Thursdays in March and two Thursdays in April from noon to 1 in the Echols Conference Center on the UA Fort Smith campus.
Admission is free.
For more information about our Scholar Series, contact the center at (479) 788-7220 or by email: [email protected]
Anna-Gee Lee, PhD presents:
Clandestine Craft: The Phenomenon of Nüshu
Within the field of secret codes and covert rhetoric lies a cultural phenomenon—Nüshu, which stands for “women’s script.” This written language which has proliferated for hundreds of years was utilized by uneducated rural women in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province, China to communicate, correspond, and cope. Of special interest are the technological feats performed by women in its transmission in diaries and poems. In this presentation Dr. Lee will discuss the future of the practice, its study and share findings and artifacts from her recent trip to China.