Chinese Kinesthetic Forms

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-674-29758-6
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Chinese Kinesthetic Forms is a collection of papers, originally presented at Harvard FAS CAMLab in Fall 2022, that chart the distinctive richness of movement in China across historical contexts and cultural forms—from medieval dance and music evoking visions of Buddhist paradises, to the literati brush arts of painting and calligraphy, to theater and martial arts, to the renditions of all of the above in poetry, cinema, and digital media. Contributions explore how movement, as both expression and object of perception, unfolds experiential dimensions beyond the corporeal, encompassing ritual and spirituality, cosmology, and social relations. Representing original work by both emerging and established scholars, the volume offers a dynamic intervention into ongoing conversations on dance, kinesthetics, and China’s long history of performance. It ultimately argues for an understanding of movement not as an abstract concept, but instead as a fundamental organizing principle of human experience and expression.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Eugene Y.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Wang, Eugene Y.
Eugene Y. Wang is the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University and the founding director of Harvard FAS CAMLab, an initiative that explores the nexus of cognition, art, and media. A Guggenheim Fellow, he is also the art history editor of the <i>Encyclopedia of Buddhism</i>. His extensive publications range from early Chinese art and archaeology to modern and contemporary Chinese art and cinema.