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[SNU Ex-HCEA / Institute for China Studies] Dr. James L. Watson "Pigs from the Ancestors"

Feb 07, 2022

SNU Ex-HCEA and Institute for China Studies will co-host a seminar, "Pigs from the Ancestors", by Dr. James L. Watson from Harvard University.

We will look forward to the participation of those who are interested.

Pigs from the Ancestors:
Cantonese Ancestral Rites, Long-term Change, and the Gender Revolution

Time and Place: 2022.2.7 (Mon) 10:00-11:30
Participation Link: https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/82555149139 (Meeting ID: 825 5514 9139)
Inquiry: ichina@snu.ac.kr

*The presentation will proceed in English.


Presenter profile: 
Dr. Watson is an ethnographer who has spent over five decades working in South China, primarily in villages (Guangdong, Jiangxi, and the Hong Kong region). His research has focused on Chinese emigrants to London, ancestor worship and popular religion, family life and village organization, food systems, and the emergence of a post-socialist culture in the People’s Republic of China. He is the Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus. He retired from Harvard in 2011, after 40 years of teaching.