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[posted by Tony Campbell but any enquiries to the addresses below please]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20540
Phone: (202) 707-2905
Fax: (202) 707-9199
March 22, 2010
Press contact: Erin Allen (202) 707-7302, [email protected]
Public contact: Barbara A. Tenenbaum (202) 707-4298, [email protected]
Jonathan D. Spence To Present Fourth Kislak Lecture on April 13
Historian Jonathan D. Spence, one of the foremost experts on modern China,
will deliver the fourth Jay I. Kislak lecture titled "Mapping the Way: The
Chinese Quests of Matteo Ricci" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, in the
Coolidge auditorium on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10
First St., S.E., Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Library's John W. Kluge Center, the Hispanic Division and
the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, the lecture is free and open
to the public. No tickets or reservations are required.
In his lecture, Spence will explain the place Matteo Ricci, an Italian
Jesuit, made for himself in China and how he encouraged the Chinese to think
about knowledge. The map of the world made by Ricci in 1602 is currently on
display in the Library's "Exploring the Early Americas" exhibition, courtesy
of the James Ford Bell Trust, before it makes its final home at the
University of Minnesota.
Spence holds the position of Sterling Professor of History, Emeritus, at
Yale University, and is well-known throughout the world for his insightful
views on modern China. His books include "The Search for Modern China"
(1990), "China Helpers: Western advisers in China, 1620-1960" (1969), "Death
of Woman Wang" (1979) and "Treason by the Book" (2001).
Spence holds 10 honorary degrees, has served as president of the American
Historical Association, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences. He has held both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim, and has
received the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George from Queen
Elizabeth II.
The fourth Kislak lecture is a component of the Kislak American Studies
Program established at the Library of Congress in 2004 by the Jay I. Kislak
Foundation. Previous lecturers were Jared Diamond, Felipe Fernández-Armesto
and Michael Coe.
In addition to the annual lecture series, the Kislak gift includes an
important collection of books, manuscripts, historic documents, maps and art
of the Americas. It contains some of the earliest records of indigenous
peoples in North America, as well as objects from the discovery, contact and
colonial periods, especially for the areas of Florida, the Caribbean and
Mesoamerica. The Kislak gift also provides for fellowships to study its
materials.
Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal
cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity
and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to
knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions.
Many of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at
www.loc.gov and via interactive exhibitions on a personalized website at
myLOC.gov.
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PR 10-056
03/22/10
ISSN 0731-3527
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