This group meets fortnightly on Wednesdays, 11am–12noon in the Needham Research Institute (8 Sylvester Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AF) to focus on questions relating to the history of science, medicine and technology in East Asia.
Sessions will be a mix of formats, including close readings, discussions, presentations and paper workshops, and will offer a forum for conversations and dialogue between researchers from different perspectives, backgrounds, and disciplines. All are welcome!
Organised by Zhiyu Chen, Zhilin Chu, Arthur Harris and Fu Ge Yang.
Easter Term 2025
7 May
The trouble with 'magic' in early Chinese medicine
21 May
In the name of compassion: vegetarianism, animal protection and the modernisation of Buddhism in modern China
4 June
Quackery? Commerce and medical authority in East Asia
18 June
Reading the body: physiognomy, phrenology and the human sciences in East Asia