MAHJONG: A CHINESE GAME AND THE MAKING OF MODERN AMERICAN CULTURE
Thu, Nov 04
|Online via Zoom
Author event with Annelise Heinz sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and the Jewish Book Council.
Time & Location
Nov 04, 2021, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Online via Zoom
About the Event
Mahjong: A ChiÂnese Game and the MakÂing of ModÂern AmerÂiÂcan CulÂture illusÂtrates how the spaces between tiles and the moments between games have fosÂtered disÂtinct social culÂtures in the UnitÂed States. This mass-proÂduced game crossed the PacifÂic, creÂatÂing waves of popÂuÂlarÂiÂty over the twenÂtiÂeth cenÂtuÂry. Annelise Heinz narÂrates the hisÂtoÂry of this game to show how it has creÂatÂed a variÂety of meanÂings, among them AmerÂiÂcan moderÂniÂty, ChiÂnese AmerÂiÂcan herÂitage, and JewÂish AmerÂiÂcan womÂen’s culÂture. As it travÂeled from ChiÂna to the UnitÂed States and caught on with HolÂlyÂwood starÂlets, high sociÂety, midÂdle-class houseÂwives, and immiÂgrants alike, mahjong became a quinÂtesÂsenÂtialÂly AmerÂiÂcan game.
Annelise Heinz is an assisÂtant proÂfesÂsor of hisÂtoÂry at the UniÂverÂsiÂty of OreÂgon. Her work has been feaÂtured on NationÂal PubÂlic Radio and interÂnaÂtionÂal ChiÂnese teleÂviÂsion. She has lived and played mahjong in the UnitÂed States and SouthÂwestÂern China.
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Sponsors: CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and the Jewish Book Council.
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