McTyeire Fireside Chat
McTyeire Fireside Chat: “Alternative Qi: Science and Spirit in the Making of Modern Chinese Medicine”
Presented by: Â Professor Ruth Rogaski, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Asian Studies Program
Qi is a foundational concept in Chinese medicine. Â How did ideas about qi change in China with the introduction of modern science? Â How did qi spread to the US, and how might American and Chinese ideas about qi differ? This talk introduces a few key episodes in the history of qi as it became a global concept in the twentieth century.
When: Thursday, October 17th at 7 p.m.
Where: McTyeire International House, Fireside Lounge
Contact: Â anja.bandas@vanderbilt.edu