Film Screening: Wang Bing’s Youth Trilogy – Youth (Homecoming) Qingchun: Gui
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center 24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesMore than two decades after making his monumental West of the Tracks (2002), documentary auteur Wang Bing (b. 1967) has released a new cinematic fresco of Chinese workers. Whereas his […]
China’s Future: Navigating Geopolitics in a New Era
Room L-166, Littauer Building 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeakers:David J. Firestein, President and CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations Andrew S. Erickson, Professor of Strategy, U.S. Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute; […]
Chen Chunxiao — Chinese Migrants in the Middle East during the Mongol-Yuan Period: Settlements and Activities
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Chen Chunxiao, Associate Professor, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2024-25 Chair/Discussant: Mark Elliott , Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Qiao Shitong — Neighborhood Democratization in Urban China
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Qiao Shitong, Professor of Law and Ken Young-Gak Yun and Jinah Park Yun Research Scholar, Duke University Based on six-year fieldwork across China including over 200 in-depth interviews, this book […]
Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Chenggang XU — How Will China’s Institutional Problems Cripple its Economy?
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Chenggang XU, Senior Research Scholar, Stanford Center on China's Economic and Institutions; Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Visiting Professor, Department of Finance, Imperial College London Discussant: Meg Rithmire, […]
Film Screening + Discussion – River Elegy (河殇), Episodes 1 & 2 featuring Rana Mitter and Yasheng Huang
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesRana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy SchoolYasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation Professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of ManagementModerator: Dorinda (Dinda) Elliott, Executive Director, […]
Lin Chen — Contested Sociocultural Spaces of Aging in Rural China: From Older Adults’ Lived Experiences
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Lin Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Fudan University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2024-25 Chair/Discussant: Arthur Kleinman, Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University HYI Visiting Scholar […]
China Economy Lecture featuring Christine Wong — From Growth Engine to Fiscal Drag: Rethinking China’s Local Government Finance
CGIS South Room S250 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Christine Wong, Visiting Research Professor, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore China’s local governments drive 85% of public spending and over 80% of infrastructure investment, yet their finances […]
Public Matters: Intellectuals and Political Life in China: A Symposium in honor of Merle Goldman (1931-2023)
Room G-08, Larsen Hall 14 Appian Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesCo-sponsored by the Harvard-Yenching InstitutePlease join us at the Fairbank Center for a day-long workshop in honor of the work of Merle Goldman, a leading figure at the center and […]
Daisy Yan Du – Chinese Animation: Multiplicities in Motion
CGIS South, Room S153 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Daisy Yan Du, Associate Professor, Division of Humanities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Moderator: Alexander Zahlten, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University Registration appreciated for planning purposes. Chinese Animation: […]
Art of Journeys: From Ape Tales to the Monkey King Wukong
Sackler Building, Lower Level 485 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesThe launch of the hit game, “Black Myth: Wukong,” in August 2024 has sparked renewed interests in the many historical sites that inspired its stunning visuals. In fact, the role […]
Visiting Scholar Presentation featuring Andrew Erickson — China’s Naval Leadership: Corruption and Capabilities
CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Andrew Erickson, Professor of Strategy, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College Regarding China’s ability to seize Taiwan or achieve other top-level military objectives, does corruption matter? Since […]