Light Center for Chinese Studies Guest Lecture Series
Join us at the Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies Spring Guest Lecture Series. All events are free and open to the public. Prior registration is recommended.
Dr. Don Wyatt, professor of history at Middlebury College, will speak April 10. His lecture titled “Aboard Ships Bound for Oblivion: Early Modern Entrances of the African into China” is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in 3520 Sangren Hall. Sources dating back to the ninth century suggests a historical African presence in China, extending back more than a millennium. This talk highlights the transitional moment and provides insights regarding the consequential ramifications of this understudied occurrence in world history. More on Dr. Wyatt's remarks here.
Dr. Patrick Fuliang Shan, professor of history at Grand Valley State University, spoke Feb. 5. His remarks titled “China’s First Communist and the United States: Li Dazhao’s Changing Attitudes towards America” explored Li Dazhao’s evolving attitudes toward the United States and analyzed his ideological shift. Li Dazhao was a co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party and a mentor to Mao Zedong. More on Dr. Fuliang Shan's remarks here.
A unit of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education, WMU’s Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies was established in 2010 to enhance the work of faculty and graduate researchers specializing in Sinology, as well as those with teaching or research interests in China. The Light Center encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and global partnerships to enrich the international curriculum, arts and culture on campus.
