For all of Twitter's drama, I am amazed that were able to use it as a starting point for #ReadingTheStone, my experiment in collectively reading the 18th century Chinese novel #StoryOfTheStone (#Hongloumeng #紅樓夢).

Last April 1st was our first live discussion, and tweet comments flew fast and furious as we chatted. And though we switched to Zoom, our stalwart group did reach Chapter 120 today. I am so grateful for everyone who has taken part along the way.

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Dear Friends,

#ReadingTheStone chat returns January 14! 11amET on Zoom.

We left off at Chapter 80, but this weekend's chat will be a general wrap-up and looking-ahead - so join us wherever you might be in your own #readingthestone adventure. We look forward to reconvening with you!
Waiyee, Ann, Eileen

More details, plus our tentative spring 2023 reading schedule, and zoom link on our website: https://sites.duke.edu/readingthestone/2023/01/12/readingthestone-returns-january-14/

#StoryOfTheStone #ChineseLiterature #ReadingTheStone #紅樓夢

#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: Chow Tse-Tsung 周策縱 (1916–2007), #historian and scholar of #Redology #紅學 (study of the Dream of the Red Chamber #紅樓夢). Professor @UWMadison, his signature work is The #MayFourth Movement (left image: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ADOTTRP5RA7IOR8W). #五四

Grateful that you all turned out for our Saturday chat! Amidst all the sound and fury and in the middle of #USAvNED no less. Appreciate our #ReadingTheStone community so so much.
One final 2022 wrap-up meeting to come - but we'll continue onwards into 2023, after a holiday hiatus!
Oh, and a new listserv for updates (I promise not to spam): https://tinyurl.com/ReadingTheStoneList
#ReadingTheStone #紅樓夢 #紅樓夢讀書會 #Chinese #literature #bookclub #translation #reading

Dear Friends,

There will only be two #ReadingTheStone chats left this year: tomorrow 12/3, and evening 12/20 for a grand wrap-up.

Tomorrow we read up to Chapter 80, i.e. if you're a textual purist, we reach the canonical end of the novel.

#紅樓夢 #Chinese #literature #reading #translation #bookclub #canon

Join us 12/3 11amET:
https://duke.zoom.us/j/6172831840

After missing a few weeks, I was able to check in with #ReadingTheStone this morning. Ah, I really missed it. I'm well behind on the reading, but it's so lovely to listen to smart, thoughtful, and funny people talk about such wonderful things.

#紅樓夢 #StoryOfTheStone #ChineseLiterature #BookClub

#紅樓夢
阿娘威

My hashtag re-intro:
Hi, I'm Alexis! I have a PhD in #history, focusing on Chinese #law. I love reading #sf and #fantasy, especially involving #bi or #lesbian women. I also like #comics, tabletop #rpgs, and watching #soccer. I play the #erhu badly but with great enthusiasm. Nice to meet you!

中文名字是西門樂。我會講國語，但是說得不太好。我讀了 #歷史 博士，題目是 #清朝 #法律。對 #台灣 歷史 有興趣。最近開始學 #二胡 ，讓我的貓很不高興。我也喜歡看漫畫，小說。最喜歡的書是 #紅樓夢。 很高興認識你們！