Past Events
In partnership with Da Camera of Houston, the Texas Center presents the renowned Shanghai Quartet and Musical America's 2013 Instrumentalist of the Year Wu Man.
One of the first works from Harvard’s acclaimed Sensory Ethnography Lab was this riveting study of the never-ending cycle of construction and destruction in booming modern China, in this case the western city of Chengdu. On a massive construction site, laborers in shirtsleeves smoke, joke, and slave away, dwarfed by the machinery and landscapes that surround them. As time goes on, they also begin to notice the camera that’s filming them, and “that man from Harvard” who is always there. A document on labor, modernity, and cinema, Demolition offers a primer on both China and the documentary form.
Professor Ruth Toulson of the University of Wyoming considers what prompts emergent Buddhization of Chinese religion.
The University of Oregon Confucius Institute for Global China Studies presents a screening of Wong Kor-wai's "The Grandmaster," followed the next day by a lecture by Professor Yanhong Zhu. Professor Zhu will explore how this film engages with issues of history and nationalism differently than other martial arts films, particularly the popular Ip Man series.
A trenchant yet deeply human examination of relations between the United States and China, Vanessa Hope’s feature documentary debut sets its sights on three key figures: U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, as he struggles to maintain diplomacy amid international tensions over security and economic expansion; his adopted Chinese-American teenaged daughter Gracie, as she fosters a newfound appreciation for her bicultural heritage; and the blind Chinese attorney and activist Chen Guangcheng, as he seeks asylum in the U.S.A.
The Wilson Center welcomes Thomas Fingar, former deputy director of national intelligence for analysis and former chairman of the National Intelligence Council, as he discusses U.S. policy toward China in the third annual Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Memorial Lecture on U.S.-East Asia Relations.
Join the Wilson Center for their third annual Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Memorial Lecture on U.S.-East Asia Relations, entitled "The United States and China: Same Bed, Different Dreams, Shared Destiny" by Thomas Fingar.
The UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) presents Lisa Rofel and Sylvia Yanagisako, speaking on the distinctive historical trajectories that have led Italian entrepreneurs to China and that have shaped Chinese entrepreneurs' encounters.
China-related panel and signings at the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
