‘Wuhan Diary’ reading Thu, 4 March 10:30-12:00; ’76 Days’ discussion Tue, 16 March 6-8:30pm
The Bucknell China Institute cordially invites you to join our biannual reading club for a lively and informative discussion of Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52849406-wuhan-diary). This semester our reading club will meet on Zoom on Thursday, March 4, 2021, from 10:30am to 12 noon.
On Wuhan Diary:
“On January 25, 2020, after the central government imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang began publishing an online diary. In the days and weeks that followed, Fang Fang’s nightly postings gave voice to the fears, frustrations, anger, and hope of millions of her fellow citizens, reflecting on the psychological impact of forced isolation, the role of the internet as both community lifeline and source of misinformation, and most tragically, the lives of neighbors and friends taken by the deadly virus.
A fascinating eyewitness account of events as they unfold, Wuhan Diary captures the challenges of daily life and the changing moods and emotions of being quarantined without reliable information. Fang Fang finds solace in small domestic comforts and is inspired by the courage of friends, health professionals and volunteers, as well as the resilience and perseverance of Wuhan’s nine million residents. But, by claiming the writer’s duty to record she also speaks out against social injustice, abuse of power, and other problems which impeded the response to the epidemic and gets herself embroiled in online controversies because of it.”
Also, with thanks to the Deans’ Office of the College of Arts & Sciences for financial support, the Bucknell China Institute is pleased to host a screening of the critically acclaimed film, “76 Days,” followed by conversation with award-winning producer, director, and writer Hao Wu: https://www.76daysfilm.com/
“On January 23rd, 2020, China locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, to combat the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. Set deep inside the frontlines of the crisis in four hospitals, 76 DAYS tells indelible human stories of healthcare workers and patients who struggle to survive the pandemic with resilience and dignity.”
This screening and discussion with director Hao Wu will take place on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, from 6:00 to 8:30pm. More information coming soon.
In the meantime, if you are interested in reading Wuhan Diary and would like to join our reading club discussion, please email Kara Van Buskirk (klvb001@bucknell.edu) for a complimentary copy of the book and Zoom link for the March 4 meeting.