Our PI, Lena Henningsen, will give an invited talk at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice on 28 October 2026. She will then participate, with a presentation and a workshop, at the BIBI International Research and Partnership Forum at University of Padova on 29 October 2026.
The talk in Venice is titled From Maoverse to Luxuniverse: Adaptations of Popular Culture, Literature and Art into Chinese Lianhuanhua Comics, with Dayton Lekner as Chair. Lena will share the depiction of great people in lianhuanhua, how they are connected to one another, and how these connections ultimately constitute a vast, interconnected universe.
During the Forum in Padova, Lena will introduce the ChinaComx project and give a talk about Chinese Comics as Children’s Literature: Entertainment, Education and Propaganda. Her talk will begin at 18:15 at Palazzo del Bo, Aula Nievo.