This workshop series brings together scholars whose research on China in various disciplines and time periods examines the significance of gender for social, cultural, economic, and political issues. Organizer: Ellen Widmer.
Speakers
Gail Hershatter is an American historian, and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She graduated from Hampshire College with a B.A., from Stanford University with a M.A., and from Stanford University with a Ph.D. She was elected vice-president of the Association for Asian Studies. She was assistant director of the documentary The Gate of Heavenly Peace.
Emily Honig is a history professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is also affiliated with the department of East Asian Studies and the Feminist Studies Department. She has a Ph.D. in History from Stanford University.
This will be a special session of the Gender Studies Workshop in honor of Christina Gilmartin. Reception follows.
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