Past Events
One of the first major exhibitions of its kind in the West, SMART Museum of Art presents Performing Images, which focuses on the vibrant imagery, rather than ethnographic artifacts, of Chinese opera.
Since the mid 1990s, a number of Chinese artists have incorporated the visual vocabulary of Chinese opera into new art forms. This concise exhibition reveals the continued relevance of opera, both within contemporary Chinese society and within the experimental work of individual artists.
Women's Studies in Religion Program, Harvard Divinity School
presents "Medicine, Exorcism, and Female Sexualities in Medieval China"
A new webinar program hosted by the Indiana University, East Asian Studies Center dedicated to discovering improved methods to teach and learn about East Asia
REDCAT will screen two new documentaries that attest to the growing decentralization of Chinese independent film to the farther reaches of the country.
The Huntington Library presents a discussion with Wu Man of her music and the life of a musician in remote areas of China, included a documentary film she created.
Zhang Yimou's film is presneted in conjunction with the Monterey Park Art+Film Lab presented by LACMA
Sara Friedman will discuss how men's gender identities as husbands and their expectations of patriarchal privilege are redefined through cross-border marriages, presented by the Fairbank Center
A lecture by Anna Shields that explores the significance of friendship on the literary culture of the "mid-Tang" dynasty
The world's largest economies border the Pacific, but territorial claims, trade disputes, military moves, and other issues have many worried. Please join us on for a discussion of the policies and practices of key actors, how those are perceived, and the current and potential role of multilateral organizations in reducing tension, mediating disputes and promoting stability. A keynote address by Taiwan's former Defense Minister Andrew Yang opens our discussion.