Parent Institution
Site Type
Supervisor Name(s)
Mårten Söderblom Saarela
Supervisor Title(s)
Special Collections Librarian
Supervisor Email(s)
Department Address
Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History
2125 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02135
2125 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02135
ADA Compliant
No
Parking
No
Transportation
The MBTA’s Green Line, B Branch to its southwestern terminus, Boston College. (Recommended if arriving from downtown Boston.)
MBTA Bus 86 to Chestnut Hill Ave @ Commonwealth Ave. (Recommended if arriving from Harvard.)
MBTA Bus 57 to Washington St @ Brock St. (Further to walk, recommended only if arriving from Watertown.)
MBTA Bus 86 to Chestnut Hill Ave @ Commonwealth Ave. (Recommended if arriving from Harvard.)
MBTA Bus 57 to Washington St @ Brock St. (Further to walk, recommended only if arriving from Watertown.)
Site Description
With a focus on the Jesuit missions of the 16th–19th centuries and the history of Christianity in China and East Asia, the Institute supports research on a diverse range of interests:
1. Chinese and East Asian history and relations with Europe;
2. The influences of China and Europe on each other;
3. Eastern and Western religion, culture, and philosophy;
4. Science and technology, including astronomy, cartography, and medicine.
Visiting scholars from around the world meet here to examine these and many other topics in languages ranging from Latin, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Spanish to Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Manchu. We regularly host meetings, symposia, conferences, and workshops, and every summer our visiting scholars and research fellows-in-residence speak at our weekly seminars on their topic of study.
1. Chinese and East Asian history and relations with Europe;
2. The influences of China and Europe on each other;
3. Eastern and Western religion, culture, and philosophy;
4. Science and technology, including astronomy, cartography, and medicine.
Visiting scholars from around the world meet here to examine these and many other topics in languages ranging from Latin, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Spanish to Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Manchu. We regularly host meetings, symposia, conferences, and workshops, and every summer our visiting scholars and research fellows-in-residence speak at our weekly seminars on their topic of study.
Website URL
https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/centers/ricci.html