The Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia is pleased to invite you to the 2022/23 Yip So Man Wat Research Seminar with featured speaker Miranda Brown from U of Michigan. The two-day event features a lecture on March 30 and a research seminar on March 31.
Research Seminar: Dumpling Therapy: What Happens When the Classicist Actually Steps Out of the Ivory Tower
Date and Time: Friday, March 31, 2023, 4:00pm (PDT)
Location: Room 111, Peter A. Allard School, Allard Hall, 1822 E Mall Vancouver (view map)
In recent years, humanities scholars have felt the urgency to take their work to the public. But how easy is it for scholars, especially classicists, to pull it off? This research seminar will focus on my on-going efforts to Dumpling Therapy, which narrates Chinese food history for an American public, while challenging popular ideas about (culinary) authenticity, identity, and heritage. I’ll discuss the technical challenges of balancing accessibility with scholarly accuracy, the intricacies of historic recipe reconstruction, and the risks and rewards of non-traditional modes of historical writing.
This event is free & open to the public! More information and RSVPs here: https://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/2022-23-yip-so-man-wat-memorial-lecture/
Speaker
Miranda Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures who has taught Chinese history at the University of Michigan since 2002. In old age, she has discovered her true passion: Chinese food. She is now writing a book on the history of Chinese food. In her free time, she chronicles her efforts to re-imagine Chinese food with lots of milk in her blog and on Twitter (@Dong_Muda). You can also find her articles about the history of tea, chop suey, and Lunar New Years on Atlas Obscura.
About the Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lectures:
The Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lectures are made possible by the generous support of Messrs. Alex and Chi Shum Watt in honour of their mother, the late Mrs. Wat, and her passion for Chinese literature and culture. Please visit the full lecture list here.