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X-WR-CALNAME:Peter Lee Lecture: Japanese Engineers in Revolutionary China
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DESCRIPTION:2025 Peter L. Lee Endowed Lectureship in East Asian Culture and
  Civilization welcomes Dr. Victor Seow\, John L. Loeb Associate Professor 
 of the Social Sciences\, Department of the History of Science\, Harvard Un
 iversity\n\n"Japanese Engineers in Revolutionary China"\n\nWhat happens to
  imperial agents after the fall of empire? In this talk\, historian of sci
 ence Victor Seow explores this question through the experiences of “reta
 ined and employed” (留用) Japanese engineers and technicians in post-1
 945 China. In particular\, he focuses on the ways that these individuals c
 ame to serve the project of socialist industrialization following the 1949
  revolution. Through this case\, he raises questions about technical exper
 tise\, knowledge transfer\, and the evaluation of imperial legacies in Eas
 t Asia in the decades following empire’s end.\n\n4:00 pm Reception\n\n4:
 30 - 6:00 pm Lecture\n\nFree admission. If planning to attend\, please reg
 ister.
GEO:47.610752;-122.318706
LOCATION:Advancement & Alumni Building\, Stuart T. Rolfe Community Room
SUMMARY:Peter Lee Lecture: Japanese Engineers in Revolutionary China
URL;VALUE=URI:http://events.seattleu.edu/event/peter-lee-lecture-japanese-e
 ngineers-in-revolutionary-china
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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