Yu Jie (writer)
| DATE: | Tuesday, July 6, 2004 |
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| TIME: | 4:00-6:00 p.m. |
| PLACE: | North Gate Library, Hearst at Euclid Avenue, Berkeley |
| FORMAT: | Talk and discussion, conducted in Chinese |
| SPONSOR: | UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, IEAS |
Please join us to meet Yu Jie, one of China's most independent and outspoken writers and cultural critics.
Yu Jie, a well-known Beijing-based writer and outspoken social critic, is the author of numerous books. His first collection of essays Huo Yu Bing ("Fire And Ice") quickly became a bestseller in mainland China in 1998. Other well-known books include Tiewu Zhong De Naihan ("Screams from the Iron House") and Shuo Haishi Bu Shuo ("To Speak Or Not To Speak"). In his most recent book, Jujue Huangyan ("Rejecting Lies"), Yu reflects on the role of China's intellectuals in the post-Tiananmen era. Yu has frequently intervened on behalf of mainland writers and activists calling on Chinese authorities to protect freedom of speech and to safeguard basic human rights. In an article that sparked much controversy earlier this year, Yu called for the removal of Mao Zedong's corpse from the Mao Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square.
The speaker will be introduced by Xiao Qiang, Director of the Berkeley China Internet Project. The talk and the following discussion will be conducted in Chinese.
