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26 10 月, 2026

China Humanities Seminar featuring Huan Jin — Modularity and Vernacular Knowledge: The Career of “Tao” 套, 11th–17th Centuries

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27 10 月, 2026

Urban China Lecture Series featuring Trang X. Ta — Scenes of Affliction and Cruel Circumstances in Urban China

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2 11 月, 2026

Emergent Visions Film Screening & Discussion — New Moon Chapter One (新月一章)

^{Filmmaker Xinyue Li in convers […]}
3 11 月, 2026

Emergent Visons Film Screening & Discussion — Self-Portrait: 47 KM 2020 (自画像：47 KM 2020)

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4 11 月, 2026

Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Jean Oi — China’s New Venture Capitalists? The Transformation of Local Government Financing Vehicles

^{Speaker: Jean Oi, William Haas […]}
4 11 月, 2026

Emergent Visons Film Screening — Zhuang Wei’s Witness: Return of the Survivor (庄炜的见证：幸存者归来)

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9 11 月, 2026

China Humanities Seminar featuring Yunxiao Xiao — Writing on Bamboo and Wood: Text Technologies in Early China

^{Speaker: Yunxiao Xiao, Univers […]}
10 11 月, 2026

Urban China Lecture Series featuring Zhang Qingyong — No Waste for the State, No Loss for Farmers: The Evolution of Rural Land Takings in Contemporary China (国家不浪费与农民不吃亏：当代中国农村土地征收制度变迁)

^{Speaker: Zhang Qingyong, Renmi […]}
17 11 月, 2026

Modern China Lecture Series featuring Fei-Hsien Wang — Modernization Theory and Historical Knowledge in Cold War Taiwan

^{Speaker: Fei-Hsien Wang, Assoc […]}
17 11 月, 2026

Urban China Lecture Series featuring Susan Whiting — Illiberal Law and Development: Property Rights and Conflict over Land in China

^{Speaker:Susan Whiting, Univers […]}

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19 10 月, 2026

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China-Related Courses at Harvard, Spring 2027

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15 9 月, 2026

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Upcoming Events

China Humanities Seminar featuring Huan Jin — Modularity and Vernacular Knowledge: The Career of “Tao” 套, 11th–17th Centuries

Urban China Lecture Series featuring Trang X. Ta — Scenes of Affliction and Cruel Circumstances in Urban China

Emergent Visions Film Screening & Discussion — New Moon Chapter One (新月一章)

Emergent Visons Film Screening & Discussion — Self-Portrait: 47 KM 2020 (自画像：47 KM 2020)

Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Jean Oi — China’s New Venture Capitalists? The Transformation of Local Government Financing Vehicles

Emergent Visons Film Screening — Zhuang Wei’s Witness: Return of the Survivor (庄炜的见证：幸存者归来)

China Humanities Seminar featuring Yunxiao Xiao — Writing on Bamboo and Wood: Text Technologies in Early China

Urban China Lecture Series featuring Zhang Qingyong — No Waste for the State, No Loss for Farmers: The Evolution of Rural Land Takings in Contemporary China (国家不浪费与农民不吃亏：当代中国农村土地征收制度变迁)

Modern China Lecture Series featuring Fei-Hsien Wang — Modernization Theory and Historical Knowledge in Cold War Taiwan

Urban China Lecture Series featuring Susan Whiting — Illiberal Law and Development: Property Rights and Conflict over Land in China

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