Joint Seminar: CHINA IN CHILE: Relations, Imaginaries, Negotiations

Joint seminar – The Latin American Centre, the China Centre and Contemporary Chinese Studies

Tuesday 10 June, 12:00pm
China Centre Lecture Theatre, University of Oxford

Speaker: María Montt Strabucchi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Barrio Chino - Barrio Meiggs, Santiago (2025)

Maria Montt is Associate Professor at the Institute of History, member of the Asian Studies Center, and Vice President of International Affairs at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Her research examines the historical and cultural dimensions of China–Latin America relations, with particular emphasis on transnational intellectual networks, migration, public diplomacy, and the bilateral relationship between Chile and China. She is author of the Representations of China in Latin American Literature (1987-2016), and co-author, with Carol Chan and Elvira Ríos, of Chineseness in Chile.