• Signs of the Times: Streetside Posters in Kunming, China, With John Israel

    Bullock Science Center at Agnes Scott College Teasley Lecture Hall | 298 E Dougherty St., Decatur, GA, United States

    John Israel, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, received his bachelorโ€™s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1955) and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard (1957, 1963).ย ย His scholarly writing has focused upon students and higher education in 20th century China.ย ย His magnum opus is Lianda: A Chinese University in War and Revolution […]

  • Mao Badges in the Billions: Uncommon Perspectives on the Early Chinese Cultural Revolution

    Bullock Science Center at Agnes Scott College Teasley Lecture Hall | 298 E Dougherty St., Decatur, GA, United States

    Professor Douglas Reynolds of Georgia State University's History Department will discuss his collection of some 20,000 Mao badges which he acquired in 1994-95 when he was in Beijing. After their ten-year residence in his basement, Professor Reynolds began to sort and organize his "hoard." His talk for the forum will tell the story of the […]