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Alison Klayman on Ai Weiwei (Complete)

Alison Klayman, director of the documentary "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," discusses her experience with the iconoclastic artist/activist. more
A string of LED lights designed for the Harvestival by Taiwanese architect Teng Hai lit the alleyways of Bishan, providing the village with its first street light. The light remained on for three days before it was ordered turned off. (Leah Thompson)

Unlikely Harvest: An Arts Festival in Rural China Beats the Odds

An innovative photography festival comes to rural Anhui province in China — until the local authorities have other ideas. more

Hamid Dabashi: Humanism and Homelands

Highlights from Hamid Dabashi's overview of the Persian literary/poetic tradition. more

The World of Persian Literary Humanism (Complete)

Hamid Dabashi on his new book, which ranges across 1400 years of Persian literary culture. more

Sheng Keyi: Literature Supersedes Politics

Novelist discusses her representations of ordinary women and defends Nobel Prize-winner Mo Yan. more

Sheng Keyi: A Voice for China's Women (Complete)

Novelist Sheng Keyi talks creativity and censorship with China File editor Susan Jakes. more

Q & A: 'One Tree Three Lives'

Chinese writer Hualing Nieh looks back on her life and legacy with filmmaker Angie Chen and IWP head Christopher Merrill. more

Opening Eyes and Minds With New Portrait Exhibitions

Asia Society Texas Center hosts an opening reception for two thought-provoking portrait exhibitions that highlight the diversity of their subjects and their viewers. more
L: Author Hualing Nieh as a young girl in mainland China. R: Hualing (R) with Hong Kong documentary filmmaker Angie Chen (R), director of 'One Tree Three Lives,' about Hualing's life and career.

Interview: International Writing Head Christopher Merrill on a World-Class Legacy

The current director of the University of Iowa's International Writing Program reflects on the "incalculable good" Hualing Nieh contributed to world literature. more
In the first video posted on his new blog, Ai Weiwei speaks on the role of digital media in today's China. (YouTube)

Video: 'Internet is the Answer' Declares Ai Weiwei in Newly Launched Blog

The indefatigable artist and activist's first post is a video in which he argues for the Internet's role in establishing a civil society. more