This conference intends to investigatet the intersection between colonial and traditional medical practices in East Asia across the long 20th century (1895-2000). It is primarily interested in examining how local practitioners and providers responded to the new body of knowledge represented by western medicine, and how medical practitioners incorporated and/or resisted western practices and methods of treatment across East Asia.
Date: March 10-11
Organizer: Jim Cook
Please email asia@pitt.edu to RSVP.