Timothy Brook, a professor in the department of history at the University of British Columbia, will draw from his recent book “Vermeer’s Hat” to discuss 17th century Dutch art and its connection to China and the expanding global world in an upcoming presentation on the Western Washington University campus. Brook will give his lecture “Dutch Art in the Seventeenth Century: A China Connection?” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Communications Facility Room 115.

A world-renowned scholar, Brook earned his doctorate in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University. In addition to UBC, he has taught at Stanford University and the University of Oxford.

Brook has written and edited many books specializing in the inter-disciplinary study of the effects of globalization on the early modern world, starting from an East Asian perspective but going on to straddle the globe.

In his book “Vermeer’s Hat,” Brook...