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Lecture by Dr. Yu-Yin Cheng, associate professor of History at MMC
September 12, 2007
You are cordially invited to join us for “Going to the People: Intellectual Activism in Late Ming China, 1530-1590,” a lecture by Dr. Yu-Yin Cheng, associate professor of History at Marymount Manhattan College.
The lecture will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 1:00 pm in the Regina Peruggi Room at Marymount Manhattan College. We are located at 221 East 71st Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
A scholar of Chinese History and Culture, Dr.Cheng is a specialist in the study of sixteenth-century Chinese intellectual and cultural histories. She is the author of numerous articles and two books, A Chronological Biography of Lo Ju-fang (1515-1588): Poet, Philosopher, Activist and Under Confucian Eyes: Texts on Gender in Chinese History, the first ever history of Chinese women co-edited with Susan Mann, a leading feminist historian. Yu-Yin also produced the Chinese language version of this book. She is one of only a handful of people who can read, write and translate ancient Chinese. Dr. Cheng earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. She has been a member of the faculty at MMC since 1998.
Admission to this event is free but seating is limited. We ask that you reserve your seats by September 6, 2007 by calling 212-517-0473.
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