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Gender and Historical Memory in Early Qing Yangzhou
UC Berkeley's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Waiyee Li on the praise and blame of Yangzhou women during the Ming-Qing transition.
When:
February 12, 2010 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Waiyee Li, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Harvard University
In this talk the author will explore how the praise and blame of Yangzhou women throw light on the memory and judgment of the Ming-Qing transition, especially the 1645 massacre in Yangzhou.
Cost:
Free
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