Events of Interest
China’s Anti-Poverty Miracle?
JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesPanelists: Lu Mai Secretary General, China Development Research Foundation Rohini Pande Rafik Hariri Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School Anthony Saich Daewoo Professor of International Affairs and Director, […]
Panel Discussion – Strongman Politics in the 21st Century
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Elsa Clavé, Harvard University Asia Center Ayşe Kadıoğlu, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University Joseph Fewsmith, Boston University Valerie Sperling, Clark University Moderator: Thomas Vallely, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School Listen again on Soundcloud: As the role of "strongman" leaders on the world stage appears to be […]
William Alford – Learn from the Past to Appreciate the Present, That is What Makes One a Teacher 溫故而知新,可以為師矣: Confucius, Cohen (s) and Contemporary China
Milstein West, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: William P. Alford, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard University Dean John F. Manning invites you to join the Harvard Law School […]
Jerome A. Cohen – Law and Power in China and in Its Foreign Relations
Room 111 Austin West, Harvard Law School 1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Jerome A. Cohen, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Of Counsel, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison; Founding Director, East Asian Legal Studies Program East Asian Legal Studies Lunchtime Talk Series
Su-Bing Chang – Taiwan Biographical Database: An Introduction
Speaker: Su-bing Chang, Professor, National Taiwan University; Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center Please RSVP to Feng-en Tu (hyl.eadh@gmail.com)
Adrian Zenz – Recent Developments in Xinjiang
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Adrian Zenz, Lecturer in social research methods, European School of Culture & Theology, Germany Moderator: Mark Elliott, Vice Provost, International Affairs, Harvard University Co-Sponsored by: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies […]
Ngoc Tho Nguyen – Taking Root Wherever You Land: The Liturgical Transformation of Popular Cults Among Ethnic Chinese in Vietnam
Speaker: Professor Ngoc Tho Nguyen, Asia Center Visiting Scholar; Associate Professor in East Asian Cultural Studies, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Chair: Professor Michael Szonyi, Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History; Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University Asia Center Fellows Seminar Series; co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Destination: World – Student Tales From Beyond the Comfort Zone
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesHarvard undergraduates sharing their stories of personal discovery, intellectual exploration, and global engagement made possible through travel abroad. Reception to follow. Cosponsored by: Office of the Vice Provost for International […]
Press Freedoms in Asia – Perspectives From China, Myanmar, and Thailand
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: David Barboza, The New York Times; former New York Times Shanghai Bureau Chief, 2013 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting Esther Htusan, Nieman Foundation Fellow; correspondent for the Associated Press in Myanmar Puangthong R. Pawakapan, Visiting Scholar, Harvard-Yenching Institute; Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University Moderator: Mable Chan, Fairbank Center […]
China’s Belt Road Initiative in Eurasia: The Challenge of Fostering Sustainable Connectivity
CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Philippe Le Corre, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School Mamuka Tsereteli, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, American Foreign Policy Council Nargis Kassenova, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University Discussant: Svante E. Cornell, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Since its official launch in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become a topic of intense […]
Liu Chen – Father and Son: A Neglected Legacy of the Renaissance on Liang Qichao and Liang Sicheng
Speaker: Liu Chen, Tsinghua University, HYI Visiting Scholar 2018-19 Discussant: Lino Pertile, Harvard University https://harvard-yenching.org/events/liu-chen-november-7
Vigil and Memorial: Two Films by Wang Bing
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center 24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesAn in-person discussion with Wang Bing follows each film screening. $12 Special Event Tickets This event is co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center's Emergent Visions in Independent Chinese Cinema series, organized by Professor Jie Li, and the Harvard Film Archive. ***NOTE TIME CHANGE*** Friday November 9 at 8pm Mrs. Fang A moving and bracing portrait of […]