Events

Exhibition – Fire Dream: Zhao Meng and the Reinvention of the Clay Medium

CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Exploring 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 […]

Exhibition – Treasures of the Za Library

CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

This exhibition in the first floor lounge of CGIS South features a selection of treasured items from the collection of the Za Library (Zashuguan 雜書館) and from the Harvard-Yenching Library. […]

Christian de Pee – Losing the Way in the City: Cities and Intellectual Crisis in Eleventh-Century China

Speaker: Christian de Pee, University of Michigan During the eleventh century, literati endeavored for the first time to write the commercial streetscape. Literati of previous centuries had written the city in the past tense, in tales of dissolute youth and in memoirs about capitals destroyed, but had otherwise hidden urban streets behind a generic blur of […]

Chen Jian – A Flawed Giant: Zhou Enlai and China’s Prolonged Rise

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Chen Jian, Distinguished Global Network Professor of History, New York University and NYU-Shanghai Moderator: Fred Logevall, Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government https://ash.harvard.edu/event/st-lee-lecture-flawed-giant-zhou-enlai-and-china%E2%80%99s-prolonged-rise

Taiwan and International Human Rights: A Story of Transformation

Milstein East A/B 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of the recent publication of Taiwan and International Human Rights: A Story of […]

John Holden – Hard-won Confusion: Encountering China 1971-2019

CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Read event summary here Speaker: John Holden, Senior Director for China, McLarty Associates Holden’s China career spans more than four decades, twenty-eight years of which he spent on the ground […]

Workshop – Everything Digital: An Essential Guide to Digital Tools for East Asian Studies

Room 212, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

Registration Deadline:  By October 4, Friday to  http://bit.ly/DigitalEA Lunch will be provided Are you wondering what digital tools might be useful for your research?  Join us for an informal lunch session as we share recommendations and useful shortcuts to help you get off to a running start and make the most of your time at […]