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Women
Romance, Insularity, and Representation: Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love
UC Berkeley presents a talk by Giorgio Biancorosso on the predicament and reactions of a female character in the 2000 film "In the Mood for Love."
Jacob Eyferth, "Cotton, Cloth, and Women’s Work in the Chinese Revolution,1949-76"
In this talk, Jacob Eyferth will focus on cotton and cotton cloth to better understand the changing relations of production and exchange that shaped the life and work of rural women
Chinese Kinship and Labor Deployment
The Sawyer Seminar Series on Gender Bias in the Past and Future of Asia is held at Stanford University.
Nezha 少女哪吒
The UCLA International Institute presents the film, "Nezha," as part of their 2014 China Onscreen Biennial: Spectrum.
Gender Bias, Government Policies & Unexpected Consequences
The Sawyer Seminar Series on Gender Bias in the Past and Future of Asia
Divorce, Abortion and Sex Ratio at Birth: The Effect of the Amended Divorce Law in China
Stanford University presents a discussion with Ang Sun on whether and to what extent the relative circumstances of men and women following marital dissolution affect sex selection behavior within marriages.
Panel: Promoting Land Rights for Tribal Women in India and Ghana and Ethnic Minorities in China
The University of Washington East Asia Center hosts a panel presentation of Landesa visiting professionals from China, Africa and India, who have been chosen to attend a special Women's Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program hosted by Landesa.
China Onscreen Biennial: Double Exposure (二次曝光) North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial （银幕中国双年展）project, Li Yu's briskly paced psychological thriller is her most ambitious feature yet.
Intimate Politics: Marriage, the Market, and State Power in Southeastern China
Sara Friedman (Indiana University) explores the customs of eastern Hui'an residents, women in particular, as an anomaly among rural Han.
Fiction's Family: Zhan Xi, Zhan Kai, and the Business of Women in Late-Qing China
The Confucius Institute at the University of Oregon hosts a discussion of lives, works, and attitudes of the Zhan brothers in late Qing China
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?