ANU Mongolia Institute Seminar Series 2024
The ANU Mongolia Institute hosts an interdisciplinary series of presentations on Mongolia. The sessions typically include a 45-minute presentation of recent research or fieldwork on a topic related to Mongolia or the Mongolian diaspora, followed by an opportunity to chat and get caught up on what the institute is doing.
Mongolian commentator Hasibao and the 'Dream of Red Chamber'
Hasibao was a Mongolian commentator during the Qing dynasty. He learned from Han literary criticism and commented on the Chinese classical novel 'Dream of Red Chamber' in Mongolian, translating the 120 chapters into 40 chapters, where he commented on the theme, character theory and creation theory of the 'Dream of Red Chamber'. Through this criticism, Hasibao left behind valuable information for future generations in the study of Mongolian literary theory and Mongolian - Chinese literary exchanges.
About the speaker
Naheya
Naheya, from Inner Mongolia, majored in Mongolian-Chinese bilingualism during her undergraduate studies at Inner Mongolia Normal University. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD at Inner Mongolia University, with her main research being on Mongolian and Chinese literary exchanges in the Qing Dynasty and ancient Mongolian literary theory.
Reinterpreting Hasbuu literary perspectives
This article employs the theory of reception aesthetics to interpret the implied reception aesthetics ideas in Hasbuu literary perspectives, specifically manifested in his forty-three comments on the Newly Translated Version of Dream of the Red Chamber. He proposes a literary perspective of ‘The aftertaste is not exhausted’ and ‘A bosom friend of later generations’ at its core, emphasizing agency and creativity in the interactive process between text and reader, reflecting a distinctive reception aesthetic ideology, providing a new research approach for exploring its profound implications.
About the speaker
Aomin
Aomin, from Inner Mongolia, China, earned a Bachelor's degree in Mongolian Language and Literature from the Mongolian Studies College of Inner Mongolia University in 2018. She then pursued a Master's degree in Chinese Ethnic Minority Language and Literature, obtaining it in 2021. That same year, she became an assistant editor at the Inner Mongolia University Press. In 2022, she passed the doctoral examination at Inner Mongolia University, focusing on the theoretical research of Mongolian literature. Her master's thesis, 'A Study of Mongolian Science Fiction', was recognized as outstanding. Her current research interests include Mongolian literary theory, Mongolian-Chinese literary relations, and the study of Hasbuu and the 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.