Events of Interest
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 Chinese landscape paintings and Chinese bird paintings. The connotation of Twin Ten, 十全十美 (Ten in Whole, Ten in Beauty) implies perfection in Chinese culture. In […]
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 the earliest work in the genre, as its edition was believed to date from the Yuan dynasty (1260-1368). By now it is acknowledged that this […]
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 Dame
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 regions. The Khara-Khoto manuscripts discovered in the early 20th century allow us to explore how military reforms transformed territorial administration in Shaanxi from their initial […]
Ya-Wen Lei – Publics, Scientists, and the State: Mapping the Global Human Genome Editing Controversy, 2015–2019
William James Hall, Room 1550 33 kirkland st, cambridge, MA, United StatesRead event summary here Speaker: Ya-Wen Lei, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
Panel Discussion – Archival and Private Collection in Modern China
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesRead and download the transcript of the event here. Speakers: Katherine Alexander, Assistant Professor of Chinese, University of Colorado at Boulder Riley Brett-Roche, The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellow (2018); PhD Candidate in History, Stanford University Xiaosong Gao, Director, The Za Library; Associate at the Department of EALC, Harvard University Michael Szonyi, Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial […]