The East Asian Uses of the European Past project, funded by the Humanities in the European Research Area, is proud to announce a one-day conference on 1 April 2019 to discuss the creation of historical knowledge between East Asia and Europe from 1600-1950. In thematic panels and keynote talks, we will explore how ideas about the past circulated and were repurposed within East Asian networks of exchange. Some of the questions we will consider include: how did East Asian actors use their understanding of European expansion to burnish their own colonial aspirations? What does it mean to say the Chinese had a ‘Middle Ages’—originally a way of talking about the history of and for Europeans? How might the maritime narratives of East Asians challenge how the past of cultural others is viewed?
The Conference will run from 10am-5pm in the British Library Knowledge Centre, and see the eventbrite page for the programme and registration.
Following the Conference asecond event with speaker Megan Thomas (UC Santa Cruz) will run from 5pm - 7.30pm in the British Library Knowledge Centre, and see the eventbrite page for the programme and registration.
These events are organised by the LSE Department of Government.
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