Viren Murthy, Professor of History (A Nation of Immigrants)
History is a Vast Early Warning System. The host for this show is Chang Wang. The guest is Viren Murthy.
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\nDr. Viren Murthy is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches transnational Asian History and researches Chinese and Japanese intellectual history. He is the author of The Political Philosophy of 'Zhang Taiyan: The Resistance of Consciousness' (Brill, 2011) and co-editor with Axel Schneider of 'The Challenge of Linear Time: Nationhood and the Politics of History in East Asia' (Brill, 2013), and co-editor with Prasenjit Duara and Andrew Sartori of 'A Companion to Global Historical Thought,' (Blackwell, 2014). He has published articles in Modern Intellectual History, Modern China, Frontiers of History in China and Positions: Asia Critique and is currently working on a project tentatively entitled: Pan-Asianism and the Conundrums of Post-colonial Modernity. In this episode of 'A Nation of Immigrants', Dr. Murthy shares his family history, academic research, and reflections on intellecturalism.
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