Seminar: Sounds of  East Asia voices, Music and Resistance

30 October, 2026 11:00 – 19:00, AULA 1 | SEDE DI LOGGIA DEL GRANO, MACERATA

The seminar can also be attended online at the following Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3897744770084513?p=Raiez1SpkwnbU4QRtE

1 credit (ECTS) for LM-52 students who attend the entire seminar. To receive the credit, participants must submit a short written report of 1,500 words on the topics discussed during the seminar. The report should be sent via e-mail to Miriam Bartolozzi (m.bartolozzi6@unimc.it)

MORNING | 11:00 – 13:00

Opening remarks

FROM CANDLELIGHT TO K-POP LIGHTSTICKS: MUSIC, POPULAR CULTURE AND POLITICAL RESISTANCE IN SOUTH KOREA

Miriam BARTOLOZZI, PhD in Global Studies (University of Macerata), Adjunct Lecturer in East Asian Government and Politics, SPOCRI, University of Macerata

RESONANT COMMUNITIES IN POLITICALLY CONSTRAINED CONTEXTS: MUSIC AND SHARED IDENTITY IN TAIWAN, HONG KONG AND VIET NAM

Phuc VAN NGUYEN, PhD in Global Studies (University of Macerata)

AFTERNOON | 15:00 – 19:00

TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED SOUNDS IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA: FROM SONIC GOVERNMENTALITY TO AFFECTIVE LISTENING

Sara CORSARO, PhD in Global Studies (University of Macerata)

WORDS OF RESISTANCE: REBEL POETRY IN 1980S PEKING

Claudia B. UNALI, (TeaCup Translations) - Author, Chinese language teacher and translator

SINGING BETWEEN THE LINES: CUI JIAN AND THE LANGUAGE OF RESISTANCE IN CHINESE ROCK

Stefano CAPOLONGO, Sinologist, author and Chinese language teacher

Discussion and Q&A Session