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  • Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China: Debates on Hui Identity and Islamic Reform

    CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Hale Eroğlu, Bogazici University Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China provides a portrait of underrecognized reformists who aimed to turn Muslim subjects into active Chinese citizens and revive “true” Islam in order to aid China’s development and promote peace. Eroğlu examines reformists’ engagement with local and transnational Muslim currents, spanning “orthodox,” “heterodox,” reformist, secular, and

  • On Political Thought in China

    Ellwood Democracy Lab - Rubenstein 414AB 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Daniel Bell, Chair Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hong KongModerator: Rana Mitter, S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy SchoolJoin us for an afternoon with Professor Daniel Bell, Chair Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hong Kong and an expert on Chinese political thought, to discuss how ancient

  • China’s Industrial Overcapacity: Impacts Beyond the U.S. and Europe

    Ofer 401 Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Padmashree Gehl Sampath, Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School Led by M-RCBG Senior Fellow Padmashree Gehl Sampath, this study group looks at recent geopolitical changes in light of China’s excessive industrial capacity to assess its implications for other late industrializing economies outside of USA and Europe. It will focus on

  • Uncanny Beliefs: Superstition in Modern Chinese History

    Presented via Zoom

    Speakers: Emily Baum, Professor of History, University of California, IrvineAlbert Wu, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Chair: Michael Puett, Victor and William Fung Foundation Director, Harvard University Asia Center; Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Harvard College Professor In the early twentieth century, scholars around

  • Celebrating the Scholarship and Legacy of Professor Elizabeth J. Perry

    Yenching Auditorium 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    This conference's registration has reached in-person capacity. You may register to view the livestream at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t0R6hZJMQx6YR27WJqR3AQ#/registration Co-sponsored with the Harvard University Asia Center and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Conference agenda 9:00–9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks James Robson, Mark Wu, and Michael Puett, introduced by Yuhua Wang Panel I: China in Historical Perspective 9:20–10:50 a.m.Chair:

  • When Men Marry into Their Wives’ Families: Changing Patriarchy, Intimacy, and Masculinity in Everyday Family Life of Post-Reform China

    Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Guanli Zhang, Associate Professor, School of Sociology, Beijing Normal University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2026-27Chair/Discussant: Susan Greenhalgh, John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Research Professor of Chinese Society Emerita, Harvard University Venue

  • Taiwan Studies Workshop featuring Eyck Freymann — Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China

    CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Eyck Freymann, Hoover Fellow, Stanford University PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT'S START TIME HAS CHANGED TO 4PMTaiwan is where the uneasy peace between the United States and China will be tested--and possibly broken. Beijing believes that "reunification" is inevitable. American military strength has preserved peace and stability for decades, but its advantages are eroding. Beijing

  • Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Maria Adele Carrai — Can China Remake Global Digital Norms and Governance?

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

    Speaker: Maria Adele Carrai, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations of China, University of Oxford ***PLEASE NOTE THIS CRITICAL ISSUES TALK TAKES PLACE ON A THURSDAY, INSTEAD OF OUR USUAL WEDNESDAY TIME SLOT*** Drawing on the forthcoming book, China’s Normative Power in Cyberspace, this talk examines China’s growing role in shaping the norms, institutions, technologies,

  • Mapping Global China: Data, Maps, and Stories of China’s Global Presence

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

    Speakers:Adele Carrai, Associate Professor, University of OxfordDavide Zoppolato, Hong Yen Chang Center Fellow, Columbia Law School  Moderator: Iain Johnston, Gov. James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Research Professor of China in World Affairs, Harvard University  Registration appreciated for planning purposes.  This presentation introduces Mapping Global China, an open-access research initiative that maps and analyzes

  • Farewell to Grand Narratives: The Cultural Psychology of China’s Younger Generation (告别宏大叙事：当代中国年轻一代的文化心理)

    Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Xu Jilin (许纪霖), Professor of History, East China Normal UniversityCo-Chair: Yedong Sh-Chen, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor in Chinese, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wellesley College***This talk will be in Chinese*** Venue

  • 近代中国革命的思想起源： 晚清一代革命者的志士精神 (The Ideological Origins of Modern Chinese Revolution: The Noble Spirit of the late Qing Revolutionaries)

    Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Xu Jilin, Professor, Department of History, East China Normal UniversityChair/Discussant: Elizabeth J. Perry, Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government, Harvard University This talk will be conducted in Chinese. 清末世纪之交，在读书人中间，分化出一批激进的革命者。这些边缘知识人抛弃了儒家的意识形态，思想深处的虚无主义、破坏主义，与无政府主义的激进乌托邦与反满的族群意识结合，再加上唯意志论的催化，形成了视死如归的志士精神。20世纪中国的思想源头，大半渊源于晚清这一代革命者的志士精神。 华东师范大学特聘教授、历史系博士生导师、中国现代思想文化研究所副所长，兼任中国史学会理事、香港《二十一世纪》杂志编委，主要从事二十世纪中国思想史与知识分子的研究以及当代中国文化研究。主要著作有：《中国知识分子十论》（复旦大学出版社，2003）、《启蒙如何起死回生》（北京大学出版社，2011）、《当代中国的启蒙与反启蒙》（社会科学文献出版社，2011）、《家国天下：现代中国的个人、国家与世界认同》（上海人民出版社，2017）、《安身立命：大时代中的知识人》（上海人民出版社，2019）、《脉动中国：许纪霖的50堂传统文化课》（上海三联书店，2021）、《一个民族的精神史》（香港三联书店，2019）、《中国时刻？从富强到文明崛起的历史逻辑》（香港城市大学出版社2019）、《左冲右突：现代政治激流中的中国知识分子》（香港城市大学出版社2021）、Rethinking China’s Rise: A Liberal Critique (Cambridge University Press, 2018)、《普遍的価値を求める: 中国現代思想の新潮流 (叢書・ウニベルシタス 1121， 日本法政大学出版局2020) 。2004年被广东《南方人物周刊》评为50位中国公共知识分子之一，2025年被广东《南风窗》杂志评为年度学者。《中国知识分子十论》一书2005年获得首届中国国家图书馆文津图书奖，《中国时刻？》一书被香港《亚洲周刊》评为2019年中文十大好书之首。 Venue

  • Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Andrew Erickson — Are Rampant Removals of Admirals and Generals Harming or Helping China’s Naval & Military Advancement?

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

    Speaker: Andrew S. Erickson, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Asia Center; Professor, Founding Member, and Former Research Director, China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College Are rampant removals of top officials from China’s Navy and other services, as well as the defense industry supporting them, decapitating its military advancement? Or do the benefits somehow exceed the