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Great Ming as Dynasty and Family
Writing the volume on “the Ming” for a series entitled “Dynasties” provides the opportunity to reflect on what we mean when we use this English term in the context of China’s past. Recent historiographical debates on the validity of the term have alternatively seen “dynasty” as a useful heuristic device enabling truly comparative global history, or a colonialist imposition designed to exoticize, even delegitimise, the “non-Western” polity. This talk will use the example of Great Ming to revisit this contentious issue, and think about what the Chinese case might contribute to the larger debate.
Date:
3 February 2026, 17:00
Venue:
Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details:
Lucina Ho Seminar Room, Oxford China Centre
Speaker:
Craig Clunas (Oxford)
Organisers:
Sophie Lam (St John's College),
Paul Napier (Christ Church),
Ross Moncrieff (All Souls College, Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
paul.napier@chch.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Oxford Seminar in the Pre-Modern History of East Asia
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Ross Moncrieff,
Paul Napier
