Dr. Liping Wang, associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota will speak at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. Wang’s visit is part of the College’s Global Insight program and is free and open to the public.
Wang’s talk, titled “Women in China: Rural Violence, Urban Labor, and the Promises of Capitalism,” will take place in the St. Peter Room, located on the upper level of the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.
Wang has conducted field work in rural China for more than a decade. Her published works include Creating a National Symbol: The Sun Yatsen Memorial in Nanjing (1996), Tourism and Spatial Changes in Hangzhou, 1900-1927 (1999), and Women, Marriage, and Violence in Post-Mao Rural China: Ancient Legacies, New Age Commercialization or Socialism with Chinese Characteristics? (2000).
The Global Insight program at Gustavus is a campus-wide program that allows students, faculty, and staff to focus on one country, region, or global issues during the academic year. The program involves invited speakers, fine arts events, special presentations, service learning opportunities, and class time dedicated to discussions of the focus topic. While China is the theme for 2008-09, the College will focus on Mexico during the 2009-10 academic year.
For more information about Wang’s visit to Gustavus, contact Assistant Professor of Psychology Patricia Costello at pcostell@gustavus.edu.
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