Events of Interest
Events
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Developing the Philippine-U.S. Alliance’s Integrated Deterrence through the CADC: Preparing for a Taiwan Contingency
Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, Boston University 610 Commonwealth Ave,, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Renato Cruz de Castro, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines The lecture will examine the Philippines’ grand strategy, the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC), and how it enables the
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Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China: Debates on Hui Identity and Islamic Reform
CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Hale Eroğlu, Bogazici University Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China provides a portrait of underrecognized reformists who aimed to turn Muslim subjects into active Chinese citizens and revive “true” Islam
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On Political Thought in China
Ellwood Democracy Lab - Rubenstein 414AB 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Daniel Bell, Chair Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hong KongModerator: Rana Mitter, S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy SchoolJoin us for an afternoon with
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China’s Industrial Overcapacity: Impacts Beyond the U.S. and Europe
Ofer 401 Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Padmashree Gehl Sampath, Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School Led by M-RCBG Senior Fellow Padmashree Gehl Sampath, this study group looks at recent geopolitical changes
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When Men Marry into the Wife’s Family: Patriarchy, Intimacy, and Masculinity in Everyday Family Life of Post-Reform China
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Guanli Zhang, Associate Professor, School of Sociology, Beijing Normal University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2026-27Chair/Discussant: Susan Greenhalgh, John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Research Professor of Chinese Society Emerita, Harvard
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Beyond Tariffs and Subsidies: Toward a New Framework for U.S. Industrial Policy
WCC 3016, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Y.S. Lee, West Virginia University College of Law The United States has returned to tariffs and subsidies with renewed force, seeking to rebuild domestic manufacturing, promote strategic industries, and
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Trans-generational Transmission of War Memories in China
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: ISHII Yumi, Associate Professor, Tohoku University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2026-27Chair/Discussant: Andrew Gordon, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History, Harvard University https://www.harvard-yenching.org/events/trans-generational-transmission-of-war-memories-in-china/ Venue
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Structuring Chinese History: Diwang Tu 帝王圖, Nianbiao 年表, “Chinese Dynasties” Charts, and Paradigmatic Crisis in Chinese Historiography
CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: James Millward, Georgetown UniversityPeriodization by “Chinese dynasties” is a structural foundation of the historiography of continental eastern Eurasia, but even those passingly familiar with the field know the idea
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Sea Charts in the Eastern Half of Asia
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Yannan DING, Associate Professor, Historical Geography, Fudan University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2026-27Chair/Discussant: Peter K. Bol, Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University Venue
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Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture: The Art and Design of Chinese Money
Harvard Art Museum, Menschel Hall, Lower Level 32 Quincy St, cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Helen Wang, Adjunct Researcher, School of Art and Archaeology, Zhejiang University More info coming soon. Venue