Audio and photographs are now available from the April 3, 2018 event "Cultivating a Therapeutic Self in China." The event featured Li Zhang, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Her presentation was moderated by Nicholas Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society, Barnard … [Read more...]
April 2 Event: “Can We Globalize WWII?: A Chinese Perspective:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the April 2, 2018 event "Can We Globalize WWII?: A Chinese Perspective." The event featured Hans van de Ven, Professor of Modern Chinese History, University of Cambridge, who discussed his new book China at War: Triumph and Tragedy in the Emergence of the New China, 1937 – 1953. His talk was moderated by Madeleine Zelin, Dean … [Read more...]
March 29 Event: “Scales of History: Family History/Global History:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the March 29, 2018 event "Scales of History: Family History/Global History." The event featured distinguished scholar Shunya Yoshimi, Professor of Sociology, Cultural Studies and Media Studies, University of Tokyo. Moderated by Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia … [Read more...]
March 27 Event: “China’s Latest Strongman Leader: Putting Xi Jinping Into Historical and Comparative Perspective:” Audio, Photos, and Partial Video
Audio, photographs, and partial video footage are now available from the March 27, 2018 event "China’s Latest Strongman Leader: Putting Xi Jinping Into Historical and Comparative Perspective." The event featured Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History, UC Irvine; Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, historian and writer; Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation … [Read more...]
March 5 Event: “Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers in Bangkok:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from March 5, 2018 event "Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers in Bangkok." The event featured Claudio Sopranzetti, Postdoctoral Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford University and author of Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers, Mobility, and Politics in Bangkok (University of California Press, 2018). His talk and … [Read more...]
