Dear all,

Please join us this Wednesday, May 14th, as our very own Xiaoyu Gao (PhD Candidate in History, University of Chicago) will present her dissertation chapter draft “Global Flows of Silver and Copper: Revising Qing China’s Monetary Tale in the Nineteenth Century.”  You may find the draft here with the password copper. We will meet from 4:30PM – 6PM at the John Hope Franklin Room (SSRB 224) and Professor Steven Pincus (Thomas E. Donnelly Professor of British History and the College, University of Chicago) has kindly agreed to serve as the discussant.  As always, light refreshments will be served.

These photos are from March 2023, when Xiaoyu (also an avid photographer!) used the University of Chicago’s Chemistry Lab to further her research project.

Dear Workshop Friends and Colleagues,

Thank you for the lively discussion yesterday! We have 3 more workshop sessions before we wrap up this super productive academic year.

This Wednesday, May 7th we are thrilled to welcome Atiya Singh (McKeon Center, University of Chicago) to the workshop. Atiya will present her book chapter “The New Left Movement and the Future of Democracy.” You may find the draft here with the password “Pakistan.” We will meet at the John Hope Franklin Room (SSRB 224) from 4:30PM – 6PM. James Vaughn (Department of History, University of Chicago) has kindly agreed to serve as the discussant. As always, light refreshments will be served and a Zoom link will be available upon request. Please be in touch if we can assist further.

This is an early issue of the New Left Review founded c. 1960.

Thanks and have a restful weekend,

Ada and Xiaoyu

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

I hope you are enjoying the sunshine and warmth this week! We are delighted to invite you to join the next session of the HTC Workshop, taking place on next Wednesday, April 30, from 4:30 to 6:00 PM in the Social Science Tea Room (SSRB 201).

Jule Ulbricht (PhD student in History, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) will present her dissertation chapter titled “Revisiting Industrial Basics: Introduction of Just-in-time at the Demise of an Industry.” Dr. Nicholas Johnson (Teaching Fellow in the Social Sciences, Law, Letters, and Society, University of Chicago) will kindly serve as the discussant.

You can access the paper here (password: automobile). As always, a zoom link could be provided by request. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions or need more information.

(Photo: A picket line outside a Cadillac plant in Detroit, November 1970. UAW stands for United Automobile Workers. Founded in 1935, it is a labor union that represents workers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, with a primary focus on the automotive, aerospace, and agricultural industries. © Tony Spina – USA TODAY NETWORK)

After the workshop, we will gather at The Pub (at Ida Noyes Hall)—a chance to unwind and catch up. Both long-time participants and new friends are warmly welcome.

Wish you a wonderful and relaxing weekend, and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday!

Warmest regards,
Xiaoyu and Ada

Dear workshop friends and colleagues,

Please join us this Wednesday, April 23rd as Gabriel Groz, PhD Candidate in History, will present his draft “Before Wuchan jieji: Genealogies of the Proletariat in Late Imperial and Republican China.” You may access the draft here with the password wuchan5.

We will meet at the John Hope Franklin Room (SSRB 224) from 4:30PM – 6PM. Chris Hong, also a PhD Candidate in History, has kindly agreed to serve as the discussant.

As always, light refreshments will be served and a Zoom link will be available upon request.

After the workshop, we will convene at The Pub to chat and relax after hard academic work.

This is the cover of Penguin Classics’ Thoughts from the Ice-Drinker’s Studio by Liang Qichao. This English translation was published c. 2023.

Thanks and have a good weekend!

Best wishes,

Ada and Xiaoyu