Trans-Pacific Crossroads: Commercial and Scientific Interactions & Knowledge Transfer between China, Asia, and the Spanish American World.

Trans-Pacific Crossroads: Commercial and Scientific Interactions & Knowledge Transfer between China, Asia,and the Spanish American World Professor Angela Schottenhammer - KU Leuven - History Research Unit / Research Group Early Modern History Yu Fund Early China Series LECTURE October 26, Barco Law Building: 3:30-5:30 PM (Room 107) PUBLIC LECTURE I: Transoceanic Itineraries of Knowledge on the Medical Use of Essential Oils and Distillation October 27, William Pitt Union: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (Room 548) PUBLIC LECTURE II: The Advent of Cacao and Chocolate from Spanish America to Asia WORKSHOP & ROUNDTABLE GRADUATE WORKSHOP October 27, Wesley W. Posvar Hall: 3:30-5:30 PM (Room 4130) Prof. Schottenhammer will introduce her ERC project: The Structure and Impact of Trans-Pacific Trade, 16th to 18th Centuries: The Manila Galleon Trade Beyond Silver and Silks, followed by an interactive session on participants' research interests. ROUNDTABLE - October 29, Wesley W. Posvar Hall: 11:00 AM -12:30 PM (Room 3703) Maritime Worlds in Motion: Networks, Commodities, and Environments Moderator: Ruth Mostern (Pitt History) Speakers: Angela Schottenhammer (KU Leuven), Carl Kubler (CMU History), Noah Theriault (CMU History & Anthropology), Molly Warsh (Pitt History) Organizers: Professor Ruth Mostern, Jiating Liu, Mengtian Bai, and Shuyang Shi Co-sponsors: Early Modern Worlds, Medieval & Renaissance Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, and World History Center