CANCELED: Precarious Labor in China’s Literary Nonfiction

This presentation is canceled as of October 18. This session seeks to reflect on the dual rise of labor precarity and literary nonfiction in China over the last two decades. The presenter focuses on two authors: Hu Anyan, whose I Am a Delivery Man in Beijing (2023) has attracted widespread attention, and Quan Guirong, whose diaristic account of his work in textile factories in Southern China is still unpublished. These narratives shed light on labor conditions and experiences that would otherwise remain concealed, while also inviting critical reflections on the conditions of inclusion in the contemporary literary market.