Events

Past Events

Chinese Music and Theatre in the Americas--Chinese Diaspora in Cuba and the Caribbean (Rutgers faculty in dialogue with a guest speaker)

Chinese Music and Theatre in the Americas--Chinese Diaspora in Cuba and the Caribbean (Rutgers faculty in dialogue with a guest speaker)

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
4:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Zoom webinar (registration required)

This is Part I of for the Year of Languages - Languages of the Arts series of conversations on the interdisciplinary potential of thinking through languages, area studies, and the

Essay contest due

Essay contest due

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Sunday, March 17, 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

We are inviting Rutgers students, both graduate and undergraduate, to submit your paper to our first essay contest. There are several awards for the best papers: $300 for 1st prize,

Slavery and Its Medieval Abolitionisms: China Contrasted to Europe (Don Wyatt, Middlebury College)

Slavery and Its Medieval Abolitionisms: China Contrasted to Europe (Don Wyatt, Middlebury College)

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
4:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Academic Building-West, Room 6051
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RCCS is co-hosting this talk with Global Medieval Studies . Description During the age of their intersecting eras of medievalism, from approximately the years 500 to 1500 of the Common
Common Prosperity for Rural China: How the Rural-Urban Divide Threatens China’s Rise (Scott Rozelle, Stanford University)

Common Prosperity for Rural China: How the Rural-Urban Divide Threatens China’s Rise (Scott Rozelle, Stanford University)

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Monday, March 4, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This hybrid talk is co-sponsored by Center for Global Work & Employment, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics, and Rutgers Global. It is open to the public. Click here
An Archaeological Approach to Collaboration and Competition in Hunter Gatherer Societies: Chinese Sites (Ilaria Patania, Rutgers University)

An Archaeological Approach to Collaboration and Competition in Hunter Gatherer Societies: Chinese Sites (Ilaria Patania, Rutgers University)

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Monday, March 4, 2024
2:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Ruth Adams Building 207 (Douglass Campus)
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Lissa Crane's class, "Anthropology of China." The talk is open to the public. Everybody is welcome. It is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. Abstract In this
Spatiocide as Spectacle: The Symbolic Violence of Development in Xinjiang (Lauren Restrepo, Bryn Mawr College)

Spatiocide as Spectacle: The Symbolic Violence of Development in Xinjiang (Lauren Restrepo, Bryn Mawr College)

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Monday, February 26, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ruth Adams Building 207 (Douglass Campus)
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Lissa Crane's class, "Anthropology of China." The talk is open to the public. Everybody is welcome. It is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. Abstract This talk
Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea (Shuchen Xiang, Xidian University 西电大学, China)

Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea (Shuchen Xiang, Xidian University 西电大学, China)

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Zoom (registration required)
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This Zoom talk is open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register. Abstract : This talk is based on Shuchen Xiang's (项舒晨) recently published book Chinese
Photography blog contribution due

Photography blog contribution due

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Monday, February 12, 2024
4:30 PM - 11:59 PM

RCCS is soliciting pictures from Rutgers students, undergraduate and graduate, on memorable moments when you traveled to China or other Chinese-speaking world in Asia or anywhere else within the last

The Philosophy of Reading: Interpretation and Hermeneutics in Classical China (Michael Puett, Harvard University)

The Philosophy of Reading: Interpretation and Hermeneutics in Classical China (Michael Puett, Harvard University)

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Academic Building-West, Room 6051

This talk is organized by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures . Description Over the course of the classical Chinese tradition, an extraordinarily complex set of debates developed around

The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China (Ya-Wen Lei, Harvard University)

The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China (Ya-Wen Lei, Harvard University)

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Zoom (registration not required)
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
Update : due to unexpected train delay, this talk will now be online, at the same time. Click here for the Zoom link . No registration required. We apologize for
Bridging Chinese History and Latin American History in Cold War Studies: Past and Present (Jian Ren, Rutgers History)

Bridging Chinese History and Latin American History in Cold War Studies: Past and Present (Jian Ren, Rutgers History)

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Van Dyck Hall Room 301, CAC
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This event is hosted by Center for Latin American Studies . Lunch will be provided. Here's the link to register . Abstract Over the past decade, the study of ties
Ecological States: A Book Forum

Ecological States: A Book Forum

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Friday, October 27, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Zoom (registration required)
Event Type: China Lunch Hour
This forum is co-sponsored by the Department of Geography, Global Asias Initiative, and Rutgers Global. It's open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register . Abstract
Global China and Infrastructure Power: The techno-politics of the ‘China Model’ of development (Timothy Oakes, University of Colorado Boulder)

Global China and Infrastructure Power: The techno-politics of the ‘China Model’ of development (Timothy Oakes, University of Colorado Boulder)

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Lucy Stone Hall B-120 (LSH-B120, LIV), Livingston Campus
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This talk is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global and the Department of Geography. It is open to the public and light lunch will be provided to all attendees. Abstract China’s expansive
Chinese-English Keywords Project Workshop

Chinese-English Keywords Project Workshop

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051

This event is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It is by invitation only. Participants need to be bilingual (English and Chinese). Dinner will be provided. If you are interested, please contact

Terror Capitalism: Producing the "Terrorist-Worker" in Northwest China (Darren Byler, Simon Fraser University, Canada)

Terror Capitalism: Producing the "Terrorist-Worker" in Northwest China (Darren Byler, Simon Fraser University, Canada)

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Zoom (registration not needed)
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RCCS is co-sponsoring this Zoom talk, hosted by the Department of Anthropology. Registration is NOT needed. Click here for the Zoom link (Meeting ID: 311 249 3330; Password: 011884). Abstract
The Life Cycle of the Sacred: Manichaeans Artifacts and their Curious Preservation at Buddhist Archeological Sites across Medieval East Central Asia (Zsuzsanna Gulasci, Northern Arizona University)

The Life Cycle of the Sacred: Manichaeans Artifacts and their Curious Preservation at Buddhist Archeological Sites across Medieval East Central Asia (Zsuzsanna Gulasci, Northern Arizona University)

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
4:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051
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Rutgers Center for Chinese Studies is co-sponsoring this event with Global Medieval Studies. Abstract This presentation focuses on a unique body of text and art that was produced for the
Rejuvenating Communism: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in Post-Mao China (Jérôme Doyon, Centre for International Relations, France)

Rejuvenating Communism: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in Post-Mao China (Jérôme Doyon, Centre for International Relations, France)

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Zoom (registration required)
Event Type: China Lunch Hour
This talk is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It is open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register . Abstract : Despite the decreasing importance of ideology
Law & Political Economy in China's New Era (Tami Groswald Ozery, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) (cancelled)

Law & Political Economy in China's New Era (Tami Groswald Ozery, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) (cancelled)

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Monday, October 9, 2023
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Zoom (registration required)
Event Type: China Lunch Hour
This talk is cancelled. We will update the information when it is rescheduled. This talk is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It is open to the public, but registration is required.
The Ming Prince and Daoism (Richard Wang, University of Florida)

The Ming Prince and Daoism (Richard Wang, University of Florida)

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Pane Room, Alexander Library
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This talk is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It is open to the public. Abstract This talk argues that while the promotion of Daoism was a national policy of the Ming
The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University (Daniel A. Bell, University of Hong Kong)

The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University (Daniel A. Bell, University of Hong Kong)

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Monday, October 2, 2023
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This hybrid talk is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It is based on Daniel A. Bell's recent book, The Dean of Shandong (Princeton University Press, 2023). It is open to the