In this lecture about emotion and visuality, Anne Burkus-Chasson discussed her research on Chinese paintings and illustrated books and offerred an in-depth look into the paintings of Chen Hongshou, which delineate a narrative event and elicit an emotional response from its viewers. She also referred to themes that engage self-representation, theories of vision and ways of seeing, as well as the interrelationship between words and images, painting and print. For transcript and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8369

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