4:30 p.m. Refreshments
5:00 p.m. Music ensemble
5:30 p.m. Lecture by Professor Hammond
This lecture is part of the UO Confucius Institute for Global China Studies’ fifth anniversary celebration and worldwide Confucius Institute Day.
Professor Hammond will lead us into the fascinating world of maps and mapmaking during this early period of rapid urban development in China.
Ken Hammond is professor and academic department head in the Department of History at New Mexico State University. His field of interest is the intellectual and political history of early modern China, especially the Ming Dynasty. He has published numerous articles on Ming history, and is the author of Pepper Mountain: The Life, Death, and Posthumous Career of Yang Jisheng. He was president of the Society for Ming Studies in 2000–2002, and edited the society’s journal in 2007–2013. His current research focuses on the representation of cities in early modern China.