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Past Events: public talk
The Sigur Center of Asian Studies presents Professor Bruce Dickson talking about his new book, The Dictator's Dilemma.
Duke University's Asian/Pacific Studies Institute presents a talk by Kaiser Kuo, Host of the Sinica Podcast.
The Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a talk by Robert B. Gardella, US Merchant Marine Academy as part of their Modern Taiwan Lecture Series.
The Harvard University Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies presents this talk as part of their Special Series on the Future of East Asia.
"When modality meets comparison: The distribution and meaning of epistemic yào in Mandarin."
Zhiguo Xie is Assistant Professor of Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the Ohio State University. His research primarily focuses on Chinese syntax, semantics, and syntax-semantics interface.
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a book talk by Matthew Kahn, an economic expert on climate change policy and USC professor. In "Blue Skies over Beijing," Kahn looks at life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the stresses of pollution.
The Getty Center will provide an overview of the wide spectrum of activities that were undertaken, including scientific research into causes of deterioration of walls paintings.
This talk will explore the role of Emperors, Empresses, and other imperial men and women of the Chinese courts in the sponsorship, design, and fashioning of paintings, from the 11th through the 18th centuries.
The Getty Center hosts the Los Angeles premiere of Dan Duyu's first screen adaptation of "Journey to the West" with live musical accompaniment.