Rising China: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, and Cultural Dimensions of China's (re)Emergence as a Global Superpower

Faculty Development Workshop: "Rising China: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, and Cultural Dimensions of China's (re)Emergence as a Global Superpower", Slippery Rock University, October 4-6, 2012

An Asian Studies Development Program Faculty Development Workshop, held from Thursday evening October 4th through Saturday afternoon October 6th, 2012 at Slippery Rock University of PA.

China's (re)emergence as an economic power over the last thirty-five years has been nothing short of stunning. But Chinas aspirations as a global leader extend beyond the economic sphere. China Rising is a multi-disciplinary faculty development program that will explore the historical, cultural, environmental and political dimensions of Chinas re-emergence. Including film showings and talks by leading China specialists, the program aims at offering substantive resources for understanding Chinas rise and enriching undergraduate humanities and social science teaching and learning.

Thursday, October 4th

5:00 Registration and a rather full reception, Student Center, Room 321.

6:30 Opening remarks, welcome, etc. Robert Smith Student Center, Ballroom 304.

7:00 Film: Unknown Pleasures directed by Jia Zhengke.  Film Discussant: Nick Kaldis,  Director of Chinese Studies, SUNY Binghamton, Editorial Board of The Journal of Chinese Cinema.  Robert Smith Student Center, Ballroom 304.

Friday, October 5th\

9:00 - 11:00 “First among Unequals: China in a Multinodal World Order.” Brantly Womack, Cumming Memorial Professor of Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia.  Robert Smith Student Center, Ballroom 304.

11:15 - 12:00 Lunch, Boozel Dining Hall.

12:15 - 2:15 “Chokepoint China: The Water/Energy Confluence in China. “ Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum, Woodrow Wilson Institute. Robert Smith Student Center, Ballroom 304.

2:30 - 4:30 “China Rising: Aesthetic Contributions to Global Culture." Stanley Murashige, Associate Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Robert Smith Student Center, Ballroom 304.

5:30 Dinner, Robert Smith Student Center, Ballroom 304.

7:00 Film: Hollywood Hong Kong directed by Fruit Chan.  Film Discussant: Nick Kaldis, Director of Chinese Studies, SUNY Binghamton, Editorial Board of The Journal of Chinese Cinema. Robert Smith Student Center, Theatre 315.

Saturday, October 6th:

9:00 - 11:00 “East Asian Relations in Historical Perspective: National and Regional Contrasts.” Evelyn Rawski, University Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh. Robert
Smith Student Center, Theatre 315.

11:15 - 12:15 Lunch, Boozel Dining Hall.

12:30 - 2:30 "Why Didn't China's Economic Boom Begin 100 Years Ago?" Thomas Rawski, University Research Professor of Economics and History, University of Pittsburgh.  Robert Smith Student Center, Theatre 315.

Additional Information:

Registration is $50.00 and is payable through a secure online website hosted by the Slippery
Rock University Foundation, at: https://www.rockalumnicafe.com/risingchina

Campus Map: http://www.sru.edu/index/documents/main/map.html

Lodging: http://www.sru.edu/PublicRelations/community/Pages/accommodations.aspx

Parking:  Once registered, you will receive an email with a link to a printable parking pass.  You will need to park in the East Lake parking lot (see the parking map).  It is a short walk to the Student Center (# 41 on the parking map) where the workshop will be held.

Parking Map: http://www.sru.edu/documents/parkingmap.pdf