Fall Quarter 2017 Schedule

The East Asia: Transregional Histories Workshop is proud to present our schedule for the Fall 2017 Quarter! Unless otherwise noted, all meetings take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in the John Hope Franklin Room (Social Science 224) and refreshments will be served.

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Autumn 2017

10/2  Workshop Welcome Reception

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Location: University of Chicago Pub [Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th St]

 

10/5  Karl Gerth [Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies and Professor of History, University of California, San Diego]

Co-sponsored by The Center for East Asian Studies and the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department

Title: “The Mao Badge Fad: How a State-Sponsored Consumer Fad undermined a Revolution”

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Location: John Hope Franklin Room, Social Science 224

 

10/19  Kyle Gardner [PhD Candidate, University of Chicago]

Title: “Communication: Roads, Regulation and British Joint Commissioners” Along the Hindustan-Tibet Road and Leh-Yarkand Treaty Road

3:00 – 5:00 PM

Location: John Hope Franklin Room, Social Science 224

 

10/27  Scott Relyea [ Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University]

Title: “‘A fence on which we can rely: Asserting sovereignty in early twentieth century China ”

Co-Sponsored with the East Asia Workshop

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Location: John Hope Franklin Room, Social Science 224

 

11/2  Robert Burgos [ PhD Student, University of Chicago]

Title: “Rural Histories and Discourses of Local Identity in Akita, Japan ” [Tentative]

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Location: John Hope Franklin Room, Social Science 224

 

11/16  Jonathan Henshaw [PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia]

Title: “Remembering and Forgetting: Commemorations of the Second World War in Nanjing”

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Location: John Hope Franklin Room, Social Science 224

 

11/30    So You Want to Write a Research Paper? Panel on Beginning a Seminar Paper or Master’s Thesis

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Location: John Hope Franklin Room, Social Science 224

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Please mark the following days and times down on your calendars and join us for an engaging and productive year!

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