Becoming and Performing the Literatus in Pre-14th Century China

This panel explores the complexities of achieving, maintaining, and performing literati identity in pre-14th Century China. We invite papers that examine themes such as ritualized practices, public roles, self-fashioning, institutional power, and literati factionalism.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 24 March 2025

Leihua Weng, Kalamazoo College (Leihua.Weng@kzoo.edu )