Lecture 1: Worldwide Circulation from the 10th to the 16th Century: Exchange Among Europe, the Arab World, and the Chinese Empire
Abstract: Through case studies on the global circulation of information, economy, technology, products, and culture, the speaker will illustrate the mechanisms by which major civilizations gradually transitioned from isolation to interconnectedness, from exchange and interaction to mutual understanding and mutual learning. With his grand vision, unique historical methodology, and profound historical philosophy, Professor Aymard will provide young Chinese scholars with enduring inspiration for re-examining both history and the present
Speaker: Professor Maurice Aymard, world-renowned historian and the foremost disciple of Fernand Braudel, the master of the Annales School. He served as President of the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) for many years, during which he co-founded the Sino-French and Sino-European Historical and Cultural Seminar with Professor Duanmu Mei, a researcher at the Institute of World History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and has served as Director of its Academic Committee since its inception. Born in 1936, Professor Aymard has been actively engaged in initiating and fostering long-term academic cooperation and exchange between Chinese and French historians, working with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and various Chinese universities since 1983. Since the inaugural session of the Seminar in 2004, he has travelled to China every year for 21 consecutive years to lecture and mentor doctoral and master's students, as well as young faculty members, making monumental contributions to Sino-European academic exchange.
Time: 17:00~18:30 on Sunday, September 13
Lecture 2: From Republic to Empire: Structural Factors in the Millennial History of Rome
Abstract: The speaker will examine the historical transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire, analyzing its structural and institutional causes, as well as the profound and lasting impact of this transformation over the course of a thousand years. This enduring influence was interwoven with immense and profound changes in global geopolitical civilization, as well as complex interactions—both internal and external—with Judeo-Christian traditions and the Arab Empire.
Speaker: Professor Mireille Corbier, born in 1943, is a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and a world-renowned scholar of Roman history. Since 1995, in collaboration with CNRS, she has established academic cooperation with the Institute of World History of CASS and numerous Chinese universities, particularly in the field of comparative history between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty. Since 2004, she has lectured annually at the Seminar on historical topics related to Greek civilization, the Roman Empire, and the Mediterranean world under Graeco-Roman influence during antiquity, covering linguistics, religion, geography, science, technology, economy, energy, and natural resources. She has also personally supervised young Chinese historians – master’s and doctoral students, as well as young faculty members—in their research and writing.
Time: 18:30~20:00 on Sunday, September 13
Both lectures will be delivered in French, with on-site interpretation by Professor Wei Aoyu from the École Supérieure d'Interprètes et de Traducteurs (ESIT) in Paris.
Registration Link
https://wenjuan.shanghaitech.edu.cn/vm/wzzrlPC.aspx