{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"84406","title":"Reading Black America from China","campus":"Tempe campus","locations":"Ross-Blakley Hall 196","college_unit":"Department of English, Humanities, Humanities at ASU, Humanities Institute, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, School of International Letters and Cultures, Humanities Institute - Co-Sponsorships, Center for Asian Research, Project Humanities","department":"Humanities Institute","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp\u003EHow have Chinese translations and interpretations reshaped African American ideas of race, freedo\u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp\u003EHow have Chinese translations and interpretations reshaped African American ideas of race, freedom, resistance and literature?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrowing out of seventeen years of transnational collaboration between \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoe Lockard\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(Arizona State University) and \u003Cstrong\u003EPenglu Shi\u003C\/strong\u003E (Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University, China), this lecture presents a history of how Black America has been translated, interpreted and reimagined in China. 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How has your relationship with hair shaped your identity and experiences?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBring a photo, quote, artifact, or personal story to an evening of discussion and sharing. \u0022Hair Stories: The Politics of Hair\u0022 is a conversation exploring the cultural, social, and political significance of hair. Together, attendees reflect on how hair serves as a source of identity, pride, resistance, creativity and connection while examining the ways beauty standards and social expectations influence our lives. 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