Ph. D. Candidate, EALC
From A Handkerchief to A Global History of Chinese Lacemaking
Time: January 5th (Fri), 3-5pm
Location: Center for East Asian Studies 319 (1155 E. 60th St)
Abstract: The dissertation examines the export lacemaking industry and the appropriation of rural female labor in Chaozhou and Shantou under the Socialist regime. This chapter provides a historical and material background to the topic and explains why lacemaking, this seemingly arcane topic, is important for understanding the global history of handicrafts in the twentieth century, and more specifically the trade between China and the West.
Presenter: Yuanxie Shi is a PhD candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations with a research interest in craft and technology, gender and work, and socioeconomic history in China and beyond.
Discussant: Robert Merges is a Ph.D. student in History at the University of Chicago
