Remapping Chinese Literature: Digitizing Contemporary Chinese Writers 1949-1999

Ha, Jingjun

ISBN 10: 3639083296 / ISBN 13: 9783639083293

Published by VDM Verlag, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Remapping Chinese Literature: Digitizing Contemporary Chinese Writers 1949-1999
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639083296
• ISBN 13: 9783639083293
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book aims to fill the gap of studyingcontemporary Chinese writers from a quantitativeanalysis perspective. By using computer-aidedqualitative data analysis, the book examines thecharacteristics, development history, andgeographical distribution of writers of the ChineseWriters' Association from the founding of thePeople's Republic of China in October 1949 to the endof the twentieth century (1999).Issues covered include number, gender, ethnicity,age, educational background, first publication, ageof joining the CWA, writers who were sent to thecountryside during the Rustication Movement andprofessional writers, as well as the impact ofpolitical movements on the above.This book is written not only for scholars, but alsofor readers who are interested in Chinese literatureor China.

About the Author

She, MA in Humanities Computing at the University of Alberta,works at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is also the co-author ofIntroduction to Computational Linguistics (1998).