Events of Interest
Workshop – Ocean, Island, Shore: Placing the Global Pacific in the Age of Climate Change
HUCE Seminar Room 440 26 Oxford St. - Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA, United States9:00-9:05 opening remarks by organizers Chair: Xiaofei Gao (Fung Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center) 9:05-9:50 John Huth (Donner Professor of Science, Department of Physics, Harvard University) Discussant: Christina Thompson (Editor, Harvard Review, Harvard University) 9:50-10:35 John Hayashi (Ph.D. […]
Panel Discussion – Tiananmen at 30
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesWatch again on YouTube: Listen again on Soundcloud: Read and download a transcript of this event here. Speakers: Hao Jian, Professor, Beijing Film Academy Louisa Lim, Senior Lecturer, University of […]
Conference – Interpreting Energy Dependence in Eurasia
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesEnergy dependence is the leitmotif of Eurasian political economy. The concept recurs in official speeches and is often invoked to imply a threat. The higher the level of dependence on hydrocarbon imports, […]
Exhibition Reception – Calligraphy • China Gene : Ronghua Jing
Gutman Library 6 Appian Way, Camrbidge, MA, United States"One brush reveals all" is the secret of calligraphy and the key of decoding aesthetics of traditional Chinese art. This exhibition consists of ten calligraphies and ten Chinese paintings, including […]
Exhibition – Fire Dream: Zhao Meng and the Reinvention of the Clay Medium
CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesExploring the myriad material possibilities of clay, Zhao pushes the boundaries of the medium while reworking traditional forms. A closing reception and panel discussion will feature artists and scholars Brad […]
Wilt L. Idema – A Second Look at the Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze (Hongluo Baojuan 紅羅寶卷): Some Considerations on the Development of the Genre
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Wilt L. Idema, Professor of Chinese Literature Emeritus, Harvard University When the Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze was first introduced to the academic world, it was presented as […]
Mobilities & Immobilities: Histories of Modern Migration to and in the Americas
William James Hall, Room 1550 33 kirkland st, cambridge, MA, United StatesFor complete information, visit www.migrantherstory.com.
Jeffrey Ding – Law, Technology, and China’s AI Dream
Room 100, Pound Hall 1563 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Jeffrey Ding, Researcher, Center for Governance of AI, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford and Creator of AI Newsletter East Asian Legal Studies Lunchtime Talk
JFK Jr Forum – Hong Kong: The Future of One Country, Two Systems
JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Tony Saich, Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Jane Perlez, Beijing Bureau Chief, The New York Times Victoria Tin-bor, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre […]
Chen Wenyi – Networks, Regions, and Knowledge in Fourteenth Century China: The Compilers of the History of the Yuan
Speaker: Chen Wenyi, Academia Sinica Chair: Peter Bol, Harvard University Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge Sponsored by the Harvard-Yenching Institute https://harvard-yenching.org/events/networks-regions-and-knowledge-fourteenth-century-china-compilers-history-yuan
Zhou Dan – Unbecoming Advocates: The Queer Career of Public Interest Lawyering in China
Morgan Courtroom, Austin Hall 1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Zhou Dan, L.L.M, ’16 SJD candidate
Ong Chang Woei – The Limits of “Civilization” in the Late Northern Song
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Ong Chang Woei, National University of Singapore Wang Anshi’s New Policies included hotly debated military reforms, but little is known about how the new military system functioned in different […]