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Berkeley-Stanford Graduate Student Conference in Modern Chinese Humanities
The 8th annual Berkeley-Stanford Graduate Student Conference in Modern Chinese Humanities focuses on modern Chinese cultural production.
Exporting Censorship in the Digital Age: Lessons in Chinese Sharp Power
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University presents a talk by Dr. Glenn Tiffert on the use of technology to promote Chinese Party narratives.
Psychological Consequences of Walking in Urban Chinese Infants
University of California, Berkeley Professor of Psychology Joseph J. Campos will discuss the psychological consequences of motoric activity in Chinese infants at the University's Institute of East Asian Studies.
Webinar: America Challenges China’s National Talent Programs
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a webinar with David Zweig to look at how tensions between the United States and China have impacted scientific collaboration and research.
Deviant Writing and Youth Identity: Representation of Dialects with Chinese Characters on the Internet
University of California, Los Angeles Asia Institute hosts a talk by Jin Liu.
Fiery Cinema: The Emergence of an Affective Medium in China, 1915–1945
UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Mary Ann Doane
Hiroshige’s City: From Edo to Tokyo
How does a city develop a distinct visual identity? This question became a major theme in Japanese art during the Edo period (1615–1868).
Post-humanism in Modern Chinese Culture
The Confucius Institute at the University of New Hampshire presents a conference focused on the study of post-humanism in modern Chinese culture.
Africa-China Conference 2017: Infrastructure, Resource Extraction, and Environmental Sustainability
The University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies will jointly host a conference exploring the social and environmental realities of Chinese engagement in Africa.
Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in Chna
Join the Goeorge Washington University Sigur Center for a discussion on civil society, state repression and mobilization in contemporary China with Diana Fu, author of "Mobilizing without the Masses: Control and Contention in China."
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Julia Lovell re-evaluates Maoism as both a Chinese and an international force, linking its evolution in China with its global legacy.