Research Project – Forging a Multi-ethnic Empire: Knowledge Production and Political Practice of the Northwest Borderland in the Qing China
Presenter: Rhonda Ran Huo, PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Time: April 04, 2025, 4:30-6:30 pm
Place: Gregory Hall 415
Introduction:
Rhonda Ran Huo presented her dissertation proposal, “Forging a Multi-ethnic Empire: Knowledge Production and Political Practice of the Northwest Borderland in the Qing China.” This project explores how the Han elites internalized the propaganda in the imperial publications on the history and geography of Mongolia and Xinjiang and realized the Qing was a multi-ethnic empire. She outlined the structure of her dissertation and invited feedback from the audience.
