Cynthia Brokaw On the Role of Print in Chinese Culture

Photo of Cynthia Brokaw
Thu, March 5, 2015
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
311 Denney Hall, 164 W. 17th Ave.

Annual Lecture in History of the Book
An initiative of LiteracyStudies@OSU

Cynthia Brokaw is Professor and Chair of History at Brown University. A specialist in late imperial Chinese history (ca. 1400-1900) and history of the book, she is now engaged in research on the role that print culture played in the re-integration of Sichuan province into the Chinese political and cultural mainstream over the course of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Check out the literacy studies event posting for more information.

LiteracyStudies@OSU established an annual lecture in History of the Book in 2012. For more information, contact Harvey J. Graff.