Dr Kimberley Weir obtained an undergraduate degree in American and English Studies at University of Nottingham, then completed a Masters in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at the University of Manchester. She completed her ERC-funded PhD at COTCA in 2022. Her thesis was entitled ‘A Heritage of Freedom: Monuments and the American legacy in the Philippine memoryscape, 1898-1978’.
Dr L. Odila Schroeder joined the COTCA project in 2017 and completed her ERC-funded PhD in 2022. She studied Chinese, Political Science and the History of Science at Heidelberg and Cambridge, and holds an MA in Chinese and Transcultural Studies from Heidelberg University. During her studies, she has also worked to promote Chinese language education, monitored socioeconomic conflicts in China for the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, and studied the reception of European music theory in 20th century China. Her COTCA PhD project was entitled ‘Treasonous Repertoires: Performing Collaboration and Musical Life in Japanese-occupied Beijing, 1937-1945’.
The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD
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