Events

Past Events

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
Why Re-translate a Classic? (Michael Nylan, University of California Berkeley)

Why Re-translate a Classic? (Michael Nylan, University of California Berkeley)

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
64 College Ave, 1st floor conference room
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This hybrid talk is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It is open to the public. Due to the limited space of the conference room, it will be first-come-first-serve until the room
Unleashing the Power of Industrial Robotics on Firm Productivity: Evidence from China (Yanhong Jin,  Rutgers)

Unleashing the Power of Industrial Robotics on Firm Productivity: Evidence from China (Yanhong Jin,  Rutgers)

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Friday, September 22, 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 The influx of industrial robots into China
Pests, keystone species and hungry ghosts: Human pika relations on the Tibetan plateau (Emily Yeh, University of Colorado Boulder)

Pests, keystone species and hungry ghosts: Human pika relations on the Tibetan plateau (Emily Yeh, University of Colorado Boulder)

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Friday, September 15, 2023
3:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Tillet Hall 264, Livingston Campus
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RCCS is co-sponsoring this talk. It is part of the Geography colloquium series hosted by the Geography Department. Abstract For over half a century, the Chinese government has carried out
Retrospective exhibition of modern Chinese sculptor Liu Shiming at Mason Gross Galleries (exhibition 7/31-9/22; panel discussion and reception 9/6)

Retrospective exhibition of modern Chinese sculptor Liu Shiming at Mason Gross Galleries (exhibition 7/31-9/22; panel discussion and reception 9/6)

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Mason Gross Galleries, 33 Livingston Avenue

Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University is pleased to announce a retrospective exhibition of the renowned modern Chinese sculptor Liu Shiming, whose body of work engages the

14th Chinese Medieval Studies Workshop

14th Chinese Medieval Studies Workshop

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Saturday, May 6, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Brower Commons Conference Room A&B
Event Type: Workshops

This workshop, founded and organized by Professor Wendy Swartz and funded by the Chiang Ching-kuo (CCK) Foundation, is a major academic forum for the exchange of ideas and the advancement

Sixth Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy

Sixth Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy

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Friday, April 28, 2023
8:20 AM - 5:00 PM
Event Type: Workshops
Click here for a detailed report of the presentations, comments, and Q&A. Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy (RWCP) was launched in 2012. It is designed to build a bridge between
China’s “Referendum” of 1156, Or the Wang Zhiwang Moment in the Global History of Democracy (Shoufu Yin, University of British Columbia)

China’s “Referendum” of 1156, Or the Wang Zhiwang Moment in the Global History of Democracy (Shoufu Yin, University of British Columbia)

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This talk is open to the public. It is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. This is a hybrid event. If you cannot make it in person, please click here to
Queer Moralities of Exchange: Sex, Money and Social Worth in Digital China (Yifeng Cai, Brown University)

Queer Moralities of Exchange: Sex, Money and Social Worth in Digital China (Yifeng Cai, Brown University)

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Zoom
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Louisa Schein's class, "Transnational Sexuality." The Zoom talk is open to the public. Everybody is welcome. This talk is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. Click here
Civic Education for Ethnic, National and Global Identities in China and around the World: A Dialogue

Civic Education for Ethnic, National and Global Identities in China and around the World: A Dialogue

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
8:30 AM - 11:59 PM
Zoom (registration required)
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Rutgers Center for Chinese Studies is co-sponsoring this event. It is open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register. Introduction What is the relationship between schooling
Floating Population from Africa: Black Experience and Anti-Black Racism in China (Guangzhi Huang, Thomas Jefferson University)

Floating Population from Africa: Black Experience and Anti-Black Racism in China (Guangzhi Huang, Thomas Jefferson University)

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Biological Sciences Building 205 (Douglass Campus)
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Louisa Schein's class, "Anthropology of China." The talk is open to the public. Everybody is welcome. It is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. Abstract Guangzhou's African
International Workshop on Premodern and Modern Chinese Literature and History (Canceled)

International Workshop on Premodern and Modern Chinese Literature and History (Canceled)

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Friday, April 14, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Brower Commons Conference Room A&B
Event Type: Workshops

This is a special workshop hosted by Rutgers Department of Asian Languages and Cultures for visiting scholars from National Taiwan University. Scholars working on premodern and modern periods will present

True Crimes and True Criminals: Standards of Visual Evidence in a Twelfth-Century Casebook (Ari Daniel Levine, University of Georgia/IAS) (Canceled)

True Crimes and True Criminals: Standards of Visual Evidence in a Twelfth-Century Casebook (Ari Daniel Levine, University of Georgia/IAS) (Canceled)

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This talk is rescheduled. More details will be forthcoming. This in-person talk is open to the public. It is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. Abstract Zheng Ke’s 鄭克 (fl. 1124-1149),
A Eulogy for Scallion: Food Shortage and its Parodies during the Shanghai Covid Lockdown (Minhua Ling, Institute for Advanced Study)

A Eulogy for Scallion: Food Shortage and its Parodies during the Shanghai Covid Lockdown (Minhua Ling, Institute for Advanced Study)

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Ruth Adams Building (RAB 001)
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Louisa Schein's class "Anthropology of China" and Hieu Phung's class "Global East Asia". The talk is open to the public. Everybody is welcome. It is generously
Villages-in-the-City of the Pearl River Delta: An Unfinished Modernity (Zheng LIN, Sun Yat-sen University/Harvard Fairbank Center)

Villages-in-the-City of the Pearl River Delta: An Unfinished Modernity (Zheng LIN, Sun Yat-sen University/Harvard Fairbank Center)

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
5:40 PM - 7:00 PM
Zoom
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Weijie Song's graduate class, "Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society." The Zoom talk is open to the public. Zoom link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/92615209386?pwd=cW0zQm9tOFFHZXJwNVRoZlBEM05YZz09 ; Meeting ID: 926 1520 9386;
Mindfulness and Self-Achievement in the Life Course Perspective (Chien-Chung Huang, Rutgers School of Social Work)

Mindfulness and Self-Achievement in the Life Course Perspective (Chien-Chung Huang, Rutgers School of Social Work)

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Friday, March 24, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Zoom (registration required)
Event Type: China Lunch Hour
This talk is open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register . This talk is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. Abstract Individuals face numerous challenges in