Vorlesungsreihe: Chapters from Chinese Studies – “ORENCO and Chinese Small Hydropower in the United States”
Im Wintersemester 2022–23 lädt die Sinologie der FAU wieder Studierende und Freunde des Lehrstuhls herzlich zur Vorlesungsreihe Chapters from Chinese Studies ein. Wie immer bieten wir ein breites Themenspektrum, von Kleidungspolitik in Romanen der späten Kaiserzeit bis zur Klassiklektüre-Bewegung im gegenwärtigen China.
Der kommende Vortrag, am Mittwoch den 30.11.2022, wird von Arunabh Ghosh von der Harvard University gehalten und befasst sich mit dem Thema “ORENCO and Chinese Small Hydropower in the United States”. Der Vortrag beginnt um 18:00 Uhr und findet ausschließlich online über Zoom statt. Die Anmeldedaten finden Sie weiter unten in der Terminliste.
Hier schonmal ein kleiner Vorgeschmack:
In May 1983, two Chinese engineers spent ten days visiting the decrepit Bolton Falls Dam on the Winooski River in upper Vermont. The visit likely raised eyebrows on both sides of the Pacific. Unlike most of their countrymen, who were sent abroad on study tours by their home institutions in China, these engineers were in Vermont at the invitation of the dam’s American owners, the Green Mountain Power Corporation. Having failed to obtain an affordable renovation plan from domestic consultants, Green Mountain had only done the logical thing and turned to the global leaders in small hydropower: China. In this talk, which draws upon ongoing research for a book on the history of small hydropower in China, I first briefly trace China’s rise to a position of global leadership in small hydropower. I then explore the activities of the Chinese-American engineer Alexander A.S. Tseng and the company he founded, Oriental Engineering & Supply Company (ORENCO). In 1972, Tseng was a member of the first delegation of Chinese-American scientists to visit the PRC. Recognizing China’s expertise and experience in small hydropower, Tseng set up ORENCO and brought that expertise to the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, helping build or restore nearly forty small dams across the country. I finally consider the implications of this story for histories of environment, energy, and global development.
30.11.2022 (Dieser Vortrag findet ausnahmsweise nur online statt.)
Arunabh Ghosh (Harvard):
“ORENCO and Chinese Small Hydropower in the United States”
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https://fau.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5UkdeytrTgjE9zwvoX4dCZZh400-J8QK6cF
18.01.2023, 18:15, Raum 00.235, Hartmannstr. 14
Mariana Münning (Heidelberg):
„Sprachwissenschaft und Sprachreform in China im 20. Jahrhundert“
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01.02.2023, 18:15, Raum 00.235, Hartmannstr. 14
Roland Altenburger (Würzburg):
“Sartorial Politics and Semiotics in Ming and Qing Novels”
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Alle sind herzlich willkommen!