{"product_id":"ink-studies-laura-vermeeren-9789813252974","title":"Ink Studies: Everyday Practices of Calligraphy in Contemporary China","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a world where writing by hand is disappearing, Laura Vermeeren studies why calligraphy in China is not just surviving, but evolving in surprising ways.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As handwriting fades in the digital age, calligraphy in China is caught between tradition and reinvention. \u003ci\u003eInk Studies\u003c\/i\u003e deconstructs this paradox, determining how calligraphy is not simply an ancient art form, but more so a site of ongoing cultural negotiation. Laura Vermeeren investigates how calligraphy moves through five distinct visual and social fields, shaping and being shaped by its practitioners. While often framed as an act of repetition and tied to centuries of disciplined copying, calligraphy also emerges here as a force of creativity--one that is actively mobilized in contemporary China, whether through state-sponsored initiatives or the aesthetics of modern design. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Uniting contemporary art and media history, \u003ci\u003e Ink Studies\u003c\/i\u003e provides vital perspectives on how China's past is continually reimagined in the present, portraying calligraphy's enduring relevance in an era of rapid technological change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Vermeeren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9813252979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789813252974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National University of Singapore Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Laura Vermeeren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136067977471,"sku":"9789813252974","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8337d1d5-d7d7-4c51-a8d9-913bf922e108.jpg?v=1755022252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ink-studies-laura-vermeeren-9789813252974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}