Events of Interest
From Mandala to Palace: Transforming Space and Site at Qutan Monastery
Speaker: Aurelia Campbell, Boston College Moderator: Eugene Wang, Harvard University The lecture concentrates on Qutan Monastery, a Buddhist temple located in an isolated mountainous region near Ledu, Qinghai province, at the Sino-Tibetan frontier. The temple was founded by an influential Tibetan Buddhist lama named Sanggyé Trashi (d. 1414), who, in 1393, traveled to the Ming […]
Embodied Virtue: How Was Loyalty Edited and Performed in Late Imperial China?
Speaker: Chiung-yun Evelyn Liu, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica; HYI Visiting Scholar Chair/discussant: Wai-yee Li, Professor of Chinese Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University https://harvard-yenching.org/events/layered-knowledge-layered-sentiment-encyclopedic-writing-after-fall-dynasty
Neuhauser Lecture – Embracing Sovereignty: China, the U.S., and the Future of World Order
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: James Steinberg, University Professor of Social Science, International Affairs, and Law, Syracuse University In the past year, the leaders of China and the United States laid out their respective visions for future peace and prosperity in widely noted speeches at Davos (President Xi) and the UN (President Trump). What do those speeches tell us about […]
China’s Future Leadership: An Instant Analysis of China’s 19th Party Congress
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesJoin the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation for a panel discussion where experts weigh in with exclusive insight and opinions on China's 19th Party Congress. Watch this panel on YouTube: Listen again to this panel on Soundcloud: Moderator: Mark Elliott, Vice Provost of International Affairs […]
China Humanities Seminar – Huaben and the Mind
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Tina Lu, Yale University As a genre, huaben are relentlessly experimental. Sometimes these stories come close to stream of consciousness (especially in their depiction of dreams), and it is easy to lapse into habits of reading that consider those experiments proto-modernist. Tina Lu would like to take a step back and consider the ways […]
Jack Downey and the Third Force in China
Speaker: John Delury, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies. Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies Professor Delury will discuss his research on the extraordinary case of Jack Downey, who flew into Mao’s China in 1952 as part of a CIA project to support a “Third Force” resistance against the Communist government. Downey’s plane was shot down, and he […]
China Town Hall Featuring Susan Rice
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesChina Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections Join 80+ communities across the United States in a national conversation on China. Featuring an interactive webcast with former UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and on-site discussion with Jeremy Goldkorn. Ambassador Susan E. Rice served President Barack Obama as national security advisor and U.S. permanent representative to the United […]
Longmen Grottoes: New Perspectives
CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesA UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with magnificently carved Buddhist caves, the Longmen Grottoes are renown throughout the world for their enduring legacy to Chinese art. Join experts from the Longmen […]
Fox’s Spirit under Tiger’s Might: The Struggles for Identity and Integration among the Hakka Community in Southern Vietnam
Speaker: Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Advanced Researcher, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Social Science and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City; HYI Visiting Scholar Chair/discussant: Robert Weller, Professor, Department of Anthropology, […]
Does Neighborhood Urban Form Influence Non-Motorized Transport in Chengdu, China? Toward Walkable Low-Carbon Cities
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Guan ChengHe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-China Project; Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design Sustainable urban form that encourages low-carbon travel can help respond to the environmental challenges associated with urbanization. […]
River, Governance and Place: Sentiment in The Travels of Lao Can
Speaker: Hsu Hui-Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University; HYI Visiting Scholar Chair/discussant: Karen Thornber Professor of Comparative Literature and of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University […]
After the Chinese Communist Party Congress: Where does China go from here?
The CCP Congress scheduled on 18th October 2017 was one of the most important domestic political events in China, showcasing its leadership transition. The panel will discuss the future of China […]