Chinese

Swarthmore College offers a range of courses in Chinese language, literature, and culture which are integrated into a broad program of Asian Studies and further offerings in Chinese language, history, culture and society in the Tri-College community.

Students of Chinese can take advantage of a rich environment for language study, including intensive introductory language courses, language tables and chat hours with native speakers, multimedia resources, and opportunities for study abroad. Explore this site for more information on our faculty, courses, special events, and study abroad options.

Pansori: The Korean Traditional Performing Arts

A Cooper Series Event

Pansori provides a Korean Traditional performance that combines a single singer, special drum accompaniment, and the audience to tell a long story through music. You will have the chance to delve deep into the history and characteristics of pansori and learn about its unique sound and rhythm. Professor Kiryun Sung, who teaches Korean Musicology at the Academy of Korean Studies, will be leading the workshop with gifted pansori singer, Master Hyesung Min, and with Hydong Choi, who will be providing the outstanding drum accompaniment. For more information, please email pxu1@swarthmore.edu.

This workshop is being sponsored by the Cooper Grants, the Asian Studies Dept., and the Chinese Section of the MLL Dept.

November 2, 4PM-6PM
Reception (Korean food from Bam Bam Kitchen) to follow.
Upper Tarble