Leonard V. Smith, Fredric B. Artz Professor of History
“Indochina” was originally an amorphous term indicating the lands of Asia between India and China. In the colonial era, French geographers sought to create a specifically “French Indochina” through constructing a unified space of lands and peoples. Traces of this discourse are still visible today.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
12:20-1:00 pm Severance Room 108
Pizza Provided
A LIASE* Grantee Presentation
*Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment
On Thursday, February 20th Professor Leonard V. Smith presented on the construction of “French Indochina.”
