Confucius Institute Talk: China in Drag - Travels with a Cross-dresser
| Dates: | 13 March 2019 |
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| Times: | 18:00 - 19:00 |
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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: | Adults |
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| Speaker: | Michael Bristow |
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Michael Bristow, BBC World Service’s Asia and Pacific editor will talk about his eight-year stay in Beijing and why he decided to write about the country’s modern history. To assist him he asked for the help of his language teacher, who was born just two years after the communist party came to power in 1949. The changing fortunes of his life have mirrored the ups and downs of his country, which has moved from communist poverty to capitalist wealth in just a single generation. It came as a surprise though, to learn that the teacher was also a cross-dresser. Michael gradually realised that the teacher’s story is the story of modern China.
Ours talks are free to attend and everyone is welcome!
Speaker
Michael Bristow
Role: World Service’s Asia and Pacific editor
Organisation: BBC
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Manchester Central Library
St Peter Square
Manchester
