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From “The Trust Of The People” to “Obeying Your Elders”
From “The Trust Of The People” to “Obeying Your Elders”
From "The Trust Of The People" to "Obeying Your Elders": Colonial-era Transformations in Elite Confucian Thought Friday February 10 History Library HMNSS 1303 3pm - 430pm Using evidence from the policy questions and responses on the Palace Examinations, as well as textbooks and educational policy manuals from the post-civil service examination era, this talk will […]
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Comparative Postcolonial Theory and the Question of Chinese Empire
Comparative Postcolonial Theory and the Question of Chinese Empire
This lecture joins the recent calls to expand the Anglo-Franco focus of prevailing postcolonial theory by engaging with Asian empires as well as Sinophone perspectives situated in Southeast Asia. What might a more comparative or relational postcolonial theory look like? How might Sinophone studies contribute to a more globally-oriented postcolonial critique? Shu-mei Shih is a professor of Comparative Literature, […]
