Events
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Taiwan Workshop featuring Thung-Hong Lin — Stormy Seas: Taiwan’s Democratic Resilience under China’s Sharp Power
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Thung-Hong Lin, Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. How can a small democracy resist the influence of a powerful authoritarian neighbor? Taiwan is often praised for its
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Sinophone South Studies: A Dialogue
Plimpton Room (133), Barker Center 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Chia-rong Wu, University of CanterburyKyle Shernuk, Georgetown UniversityModerator: David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University Venue
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Taiwan Studies+ 2.0 Symposium
Yenching Auditorium 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesAs Taiwan finds itself reentering into the global conversation today, where does the field of Taiwan Studies find itself in this historical moment? From the origins of capitalism to the
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Revisiting the Wasteocene: Shifting Circular Economies of Human Manure in Early 20th-Century China
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Gonçalo Santos, University of Coimbra Present-day climate and environmental disruptions are connected to the workings of a global capitalist order that generates ever-growing amounts of waste. Emerging scholarship on what
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Navigating Economic Lawfare: Multinational Firms in U.S.–China Competition
WCC 5044, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MassachusettsSpeakers:Mitch Presnick, Founder of Super 8 Hotels ChinaMatthew Bock Esq. LCB, Bock Trade LawJoin us for this timely and important lunch talk on how U.S.–China economic competition is reshaping the
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Urban China Lecture Series featuring Zhao Miaoxi —Mismatched Industrial Land Lease Terms: Urban Land Vacancy Induced by Business Turnover
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Zhao Miaoxi, South China University of TechnologyIn China's system of public land ownership, industrial land leases often extend beyond the relatively short lifespan of enterprises. Consequently, formulating land use strategies
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What Does It Mean to “Write Oneself” in Tibetan Autobiographical Tradition: The Amazing Life of Guru Chowang
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Geri Jiebu, Associate Professor, School of Chinese Ethnic Minority Language and Literature, Minzu University of China; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2025-26Chair/Discussant: Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, Harvard Divinity School Venue
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What Factors Influence Senior People’s Digital Health Technology Adoption Decision in China and Thailand: A Qualitative Study
CGIS South, Room S153 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesPanelists:Haijing Hao, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems, Bentley University; Associate, Harvard University Asia Center Heiko Gewald, Research Professor of Information Management, Neu-Ulm University, Neu-Ulm, Germany (joining virtually) Assadaporn Sapsomboon, Associate Professor of
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A Conversation with Ambassador Lui Tuck Yew of Singapore
Ellwood Democracy Lab - Rubenstein 414AB 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesJoin us for a fireside chat between Ambassador Lui Tuck Yew and Ambassador Nicholas Burns. The conversation will explore Singapore’s role amid intensifying U.S.–China competition and consider the broader forces
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Gender Studies and Performance Workshop
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States9:00 - 9:15 AM: Welcome Remarks 9:15 - 10:45 AM: Panel One Commentators: Waiyee Li, Harvard UniversityThomas Kelly, Harvard University Eugene Wang, Harvard UniversityThe Woman Inhabiting a Dog’s Body: How
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Green Transportation: Co-benefits for Climate, Air Quality, and the Economy
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: WU Ye, Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Executive Deputy Director, Beijing Laboratory of Environment Frontier, China Electric vehicle (EV) promotion is a key strategy to improve
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2026 Harvard Visual China Graduate Symposium — Enclosures: In and Out of Worldmaking
Sackler Building Auditorium 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThroughout history, the meeting of images and architecture has generated spaces of imagination, devotion, and meaning. From murals and sculpture ensembles in Buddhist cave temples to digital projections and immersive