Anthropology and Archaeology, Art History, Business and Economics, Digital China, Environment, Government, History, International Relations, Literature and Culture, News, Outreach, Religion, Sociology
FRESHMEN SEMINAR FRSEMR 70L: Ancient East Asia: Contested Archaeologies of China, Korea and Japan Rowan Flad How is our understanding of the past determined or framed by the concerns of the present? This course considers this problem with a focus on East Asia. In the...
Government, International Relations, News, Outreach
On Tuesday April 17, 2018 the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University hosted His Excellency Cui Tiankai, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States. Ambassador Cui spoke at a public address, where he addressed pressing...
Anthropology and Archaeology, Business and Economics, Environment, Government, History, International Relations, Law, Literature and Culture, News, Outreach
FRESHMEN SEMINAR FRSEMR 61M: The Silk Road as History, Culture, and Politics Mark Elliott Description:In 1923, Harvard’s Fogg Museum of Art sought to add to its collections by sending Langdon Warner, the University’s first professor of Asian art, on an expedition to...
Anthropology and Archaeology, Art History, Business and Economics, Digital China, Environment, Gender Studies, Government, History, International Relations, Law, Literature and Culture, News, Outreach, Research Projects, Sociology, Taiwan Studies
The Fairbank Center is thrilled to announce the publication of The China Questions: Critical Insights into a Rising Power, edited by Jennifer Rudolph and Michael Szonyi (Harvard University Press, 2018). Published to celebrate the Fairbank Center’s 60th...
Business and Economics, Government, International Relations, Law, News, Outreach, Sociology
The 19th Party Congress saw a reshuffling of China’s leadership. The Fairbank Center presents a new and updated visual guide to what we know about China’s new leaders of party and state. Click here to download the full-sized and updated infographic Read more about our...
Anthropology and Archaeology, Art History, Business and Economics, Environment, Government, History, International Relations, Literature and Culture, News, Religion, Sociology
FRESHMEN SEMINAR FRSEMR 71D: Zen and the Art of Living: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary James Robson This seminar explores the rich history, philosophy and practices of Zen Buddhism as it developed in China, Korea, and Japan. We will first consider the emergence of...
