Friedrich Hegel is credited with providing the theory to go with the idea that history is like a river flowing towards a better present. This talk examines this concept functioned in the emerging field of music history in the first decades of the nineteenth century, using the problem of Western narratives of Chinese music history as an example.

This event will be live streamed at: http://www.music.umich.edu/live-stream/

Co-sponsored by the U-M Confucius Institute.