USC Levan Book Chat—Mengxiao Wang, Performing Enlightenment25.10.2026 {en}
A discussion of Mengxiao Wang’s new book, Performing Enlightenment: Buddhism and Theater in Early Modern China (Harvard University Press, 2026). The author will be joined in conversation by Shih-shan Susan Huang (Rice University) and Wilt L. Idema (Harvard University), moderated by Lori Meeks (USC). Organized in partnership with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the East Asian Studies Center, and the Early Modern Studies Institute. Registration is required.
Tuesday, November 10, 11am–12pm pacific time via Zoom
Event listing: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/levan-book-chatmengxiao-wang-performing-enlightenment
Register: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/jnp1yIFiRKirS5UmwLZKDg#/registration
Book: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674303423
Further information at https://dornsife.usc.edu/levan-institute/.
Source: USC Levan Book Chat—Mengxiao Wang, Performing Enlightenment, H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online „CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.“
