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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
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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
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China Humanities Seminar featuring Tamara Chin — How to Do Things with Loanwords: Premodern Sino-Xenic Language Contact in Modern Philology, Linguistics, and Politics, 1870-1970
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Tamara Chin, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Brown University The study of ancient language contact traditionally lacked prestige in both Confucian classical studies and European philology. This changed somewhat in
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Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Cecilia Chu — Building Colonial Hong Kong: The Production of Space in a Speculative City
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Cecilia Chu, Associate Professor in Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong This talk will explore three central aspects of urban development in colonial Hong Kong: the advent of
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Indigenous Narrative: The Dynamic Biographies of gShen-rab Mi-bo, Founder of the Tibetan Bon Religion
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Konchok Tsering, Assistant Professor, School for Tibetan Studies, Minzu University of China; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2024-25 Chair/Discussant: Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, Harvard University This talk delves into
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