Since 2002, the UNCW History Department has hosted the Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture Series, an annual lecture series established to honor two lifelong learners and friends of the department, Virginia and Derrick Sherman.
On Oct 16, 2024, Dr. En Li will deliver the 23rd annual lecture. The lecture will be followed by a roundtable discussion on Oct. 17 with distinguished scholars Dr. Amy Gordanier, Dr. Carl Kubler, Dr. Tonio Andrade, and moderator Dr. Yixin Chen.
The 2024 Sherman Scholar is En Li
En Li is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Li earned her Ph.D from Washington University in St. Louis and earned her B.A. and M.A. in Chinese Literature from Sun Yat-sen University in China. She currently offers courses on the histories of China and East Asia, as well as Asian books and movies. Her first book, "Betting on the Civil Service Examinations: The Lottery in Late-Qing China," puts a magnifying glass on such gambling and highlights critical development with Chinese culture and society in the late nineteenth century.
2024 Lecture Series
Betting on a New Life: The Chinese Diaspora through the Lens of Gambling
Dr. En Li The University of Texas at Dallas
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 7:30 p.m., Warwick Center
Roundtable to follow Thursday, Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m., OLLI Building
Free and open to the public.
Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting us at least seven days prior to the event.
UNCW is an EEO/AA institution. Questions regarding UNCW’s Title IX compliance should be directed to Title IX.
2024 Roundtable
The Chinese Diaspora through the Lens of Gambling
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., OLLI Building 620 South College Road
Free and open to the public.
Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting us at least seven days prior to the event.
UNCW is an EEO/AA institution. Questions regarding UNCW’s Title IX compliance should be directed to Title IX.
Participants:
Dr. En Li, Sherman Emerging Scholar The University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Amy Gordanier College of Charleston
Dr. Carl Kubler Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Tonio Andrade Emory University
Moderator: Dr. Yixin Chen University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Discover the 2023 Sherman Scholar Lecture Series
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