Diachronic Analysis of Human-Object Relations: A Case Study of the Kavinyangang Ancestral Pots, Taiwan
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Chih-Hua Chiang, National Taiwan University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2023-24Chair/Discussant: Matthew Liebmann, Harvard University More info: https://www.harvard-yenching.org/events/diachronic-analysis-of-human-object-relations/ Venue
Tamar Grozwald Ozery - Law and Political Economy in China: The Role of Law in Corporate Governance and Market Growth
WCC 2036 Milstein East A, Harvard Law SchoolSpeaker: Tamar Groswald Ozery, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies, Hebrew University of JerusalemPanelists:William P. Alford (moderator), Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law, Director of East Asian Legal Studies, Chair …
Chinese Westward Conference
Sackler Building Auditorium 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe conference will explore historical interactions between China and the “Western Regions,” providing new insights into Chinese civilization and its global context. Experts will focus on the historical period when …
China Humanities Seminar featuring Cheng-hua Wang - What Handscroll Landscape Painting Could Convey: Format, Structure, and the Discourse on Huayi in the Late Northern Song Dynasty
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Cheng-hua Wang, Associate Professor, Princeton University Focusing on landscape paintings in the handscroll format from the tenth to the twelfth century, this talk aims to present two structural innovations …
“Actually, We Are Mongols!”: Resurgence of the Yuan Non-Han Ancestries in the Late Qing North China
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Iiyama Tomoyasu, Waseda University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2023-24Chair/discussant: Mark Elliott, Harvard University This talk attempts to shed light on the largely unknown trajectories of the resurgence and evolution of …
“Actually, We Are Mongols!”: Resurgence of the Yuan Non-Han Ancestries in the Late Qing North China
Gallery Talk - Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesLed by: Sarah Laursen, Alan J. Dworsky Associate Curator of Chinese Art, Harvard Art Museums Join curator Sarah Laursen for a closer look at artworks in the exhibition Objects of Addiction: …
Gallery Talk - Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade
Fears of Inheritance Disruption: Tracing ‘Establishing Heirs’ in Ancient and Early Imperial China
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Hsinning Liu, Academia Sinica; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2023-24Chair/Discussant: Michael Puett, Harvard University It is widely acknowledged that in Imperial China, the system of inheritance adhered to the principle of …
Fears of Inheritance Disruption: Tracing ‘Establishing Heirs’ in Ancient and Early Imperial China
Modern China Lecture Series featuring Shellen Wu - Writing Global History from an Asian Perspective
CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Shellen X. Wu, Associate Professor and L.H. Gipson Chair in Transnational History, Lehigh University Global history has drawn criticism for its lack of diversity among its practicing ranks and …
Modern China Lecture Series featuring Shellen Wu - Writing Global History from an Asian Perspective
Objects of Addiction: A Conversation about Opium and Anti-Chinese Immigration Laws in the United States
Presented via ZoomSpeakers:Erika Lee, Bae Family Professor of History, Harvard UniversityJolin Chan ’25, Harvard University; Student Board Member, Harvard Art MuseumsMadison Stein ’24, Harvard University Award-winning author and Harvard history professor Erika Lee will …
Environment in Asia Series featuring Scott Moore - The Climate Risk to China’s Rise: Political, Economic, and Ecological Implications of Extreme Weather in China
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Scott Moore, Practice Professor of Political Science and Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania Convener of the Environment in Asia series: Ling Zhang, Associate …
Architecture of Virtuality: Liao Dynasty Pagodas and the Embodiment of Buddhist Vision
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Youn-mi Kim, Ewha Womans University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2023-24Chair/discussant: Ryuichi Abe, Harvard University This talk explores the pagodas of China’s Liao dynasty (907-1125), uncovering the intricate relationships between the …
Architecture of Virtuality: Liao Dynasty Pagodas and the Embodiment of Buddhist Vision
Mainstreaming Chaghatay: The 2023 Workshop on the Research of Chaghatay Sources at Harvard University
Keynote Speakers:Arienne Dwyer, University of KansasAlexandre Papas, French National Centre for Scientific ResearchEric Schluessel, George Washington UniversityRian Thum, University of ManchesterThis workshop is designed to assemble scholars and graduate students …