Speaker: Trang X. Ta, University of Maryland Baltimore County In most instances there is a lone, tragic-looking figure with head bowed before an accompanying sign making a silent public appeal. However, to stand out in the midst of urban activity, narration has increasingly included accouterments—boomboxes, microphones, printed posters, photographs, and a moving repertoire that weaves

Speaker: Zhang Qingyong, Renmin University More information coming soon! Zoom meeting link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/94120080608 Venue

Speaker:Susan Whiting, University of Washington In Illiberal Law and Development, Susan H. Whiting advances institutional economic theory with original survey and fieldwork data, addressing two puzzles in Chinese political economy: how economic development has occurred despite insecure property rights and weak rule of law and how the Chinese state has maintained political control amid unrest.

Speaker: Zhao Miaoxi, South China University of Technology More information coming soon! Zoom meeting link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/94120080608 Venue