ICS & NCUSCR Lecture: Rian Thum, "Three ways to be uncivilized in China: The language, policy, and consequences of ethnicity"

Institute for Chinese Studies and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations present the local speaker for the 2015 CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections:

6:00 - 6:50 PM - Local Speaker

"Three ways to be uncivilized in China: The language, policy, and consequences of ethnicity"

Professor Rian Thum
Department of History
Loyola University New Orleans

Rian Thum Flyer.pdf

A  small reception at 5:30 pm precedes Professor Thum's lecture and the NCUSCR national webcast.

Abstract:

Bio:
Rian Thum is a specialist in the history of Islam in China, Uyghurs, and Chinese money. His book, The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History (Harvard University Press, 2014), argues that the Uyghurs - and their place in China today - can only be understood in the light of longstanding traditions of local pilgrimage and manuscript culture. He is currently preparing a study of the role Islamic networks have played in connecting China to India. As an assistant professor of history at Loyola University New Orleans, he teaches classes on global and Chinese history, revolution in China, money, and historical anthropology.

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CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections - 5 October 2015

CHINA Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 70 cities throughout the United States. This event, the ninth CHINA Town Hall, consists of a live, national webcast and a local speaker, and is free and open to the public.

PROGRAM

At The Ohio State University, the evening's program commences at 6:00 pm with our local speaker, Professor Rian Thum (Loyola University New Orleans), followed by a one-hour, live, national webcast beginning at 7:00 pm.

5:30 - 6:00 PM - Small reception

6:00 - 6:50 PM - Local Speaker Presenting at The Ohio State University
  Professor Rian Thum (Dept. of History, Loyola University New Orleans)
  Lecture title: "Three ways to be uncivilized in China: the language, policy, and consequences of ethnicity"

National Sponsor: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, New York, NY
Local Sponsor: Institute for Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies Center, OSU
Local Co-sponsor: Mershon Center for International Security Studies, OSU