• October 6, 2025
  • 4:00p.m. - 5:30p.m.
  • Hybrid: Zoom + Humanities Gateway, Room 1010
  • Maggie Greene, Associate Professor of History, Montana State University

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Chinese Mountaineering

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Zoom RSVP: https://uci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DebzHZOyT0q5gEsHc7c62w#/registration 

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About the talk:

This talk examines historical attempts to climb the highest mountains in the People's Republic of China. Much has been written about mountaineering from a Western perspective - but what does this feat look like from the vantage point of the PRC? From the earliest attempts to conquer mountains undertaken in Mao Zedong's China to contemporary conspiracy theories, this talk will consider why Chinese mountains remain such an object of fascination - and why they can be useful points of inquiry in historical studies. 

About the speaker:
Maggie Greene is an associate professor of history at Montana State University. Her first book, Resisting Spirits: Drama Reform & Cultural Transformation in the People's Republic of China, was published by University of Michigan Press in 2019. In addition to her work on theater, she has also published on subjects ranging from mahjong to mountaineering. At Montana State, she currently oversees the Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Museum Studies programs.

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  • Contact: Emily Baum, emily.baum@uci.edu
  • Sponsor: UCI Long U.S.-China Institute

 

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