When: December 28th, 2007, Friday, 7pm till whenever
Where: 1043 Graywell Drive, (331-1270)
What: Holiday Celebration
Hi. Let's get the holiday celebration started by watching a documentary and admiring the real Nu Shu (only copy at IU!). Food and drinks will be provided. Please come for conversations, fun and discoveries.
Nu Shu: A Hidden Language of Women in China
A film by Yue-Qing Yang
Canada/China, 1999, 59 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, Subtitled Order No. W00655
In feudal China, women, usually with bound feet, were denied educational opportunities and condemned to social isolation. But in Jian-yong county in Hunan province, peasant women miraculously developed a separate written language, called Nu Shu, meaning "female writing." Believing women to be inferior, men disregarded this new script, and it remained unknown for centuries. It wasn't until the 1960s that Nu Shu caught the attention of Chinese authorities, who suspected that this peculiar writing was a secret code for international espionage. Today, interest in this secret script continues to grow, as evidenced by the wide critical acclaim of Lisa See's recent novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, about Nu Shu.
4 comments:
感谢竹林子邀请大家。
我们的读书会越办越丰富多彩。从Yoyo2的Cross Country presentation 到雪的“老同”作业，可以看出大家不仅认真读，积极发言，还很有创意。
Ladies,
Saying good-bye to 2007 and embracing the New Year with your assignment.
The clock is ticking. There are only 12 days till next book club meeting.
Very ture and be hurry.
BTW, many thanks to 竹林子 for the last fantastic paty of Yoyo in 2007!
really enjoyed the documemtary on nu-she, of cours,the food and the companionship was also great! Thanks!
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