Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Dr. Rian Thum, Associate Professor of History at Loyola University
Date:
Friday, April 14, 2017 - 15:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Kiersten Walmsley
Contact Phone:
412-648-7407
Contact Email:
crees@pitt.edu
Rian Thum’s research and teaching are generally concerned with the overlap of China and the Muslim World. He argues that the Uyghurs - and their place in China today - can only be understood in the light of longstanding traditions of local pilgrimage and manuscript culture.
UCIS Unit:
Asian Studies Center
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors:
Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS)