Chinese Studies and Manchester Trade
| Dates: | 2 April 2014 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Dr Christopher Godden |
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The Work of Edgar Mead as Reader of Chinese Language and Social Economy, 1933 – 1941
With monies reallocated from the Boxer Indemnity Fund in the early 1930s, the University of Manchester appointed Edgar W. Mead (1887 – 1941) as Reader in Chinese Language and Social Economy. This talk will focus on Mead’s role in developing the study of Chinese language and history at Manchester, as well as his activities as a liaison between the University, Manchester’s Chamber of Commerce, and those sections of Manchester’s business community with interests in China.
All the Confucius Institute public talks are free to attend and there is no need to book.
Speaker
Dr Christopher Godden
Role: Lecturer in the Economic History of Globalisation
Organisation: The University of Manchester
Travel and Contact Information
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Kanaris Theatre
Manchester Museum
Oxford Road
Manchester
Phone: 0161-2752648
Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk
