Events

Film screening of Kaneko Shusuke's 1995 film -- a giant turtle saves the world from huge flesh-eating bats

Although China is a global manufacturing titan, the "made in China" model has begun to wane. Starting in the 2000s, China shifted from attracting foreign investment to promoting domestic firms. This shift led city bureaucrats to compete for funding and tax breaks to benefit their business clients. While bureaucrats in some cities successfully motivated local businesses to upgrade, others deprived businesses of their developmental space.

In response to interest and requests from various student groups, we will be holding the first-ever PWCC Student Engagement Conference on campus in Philadelphia for Chinese students, as well as U.S. and international students with connections or interests in China.

The purpose of the event is to share experience and information with Penn and Wharton students, build community and connections, encourage collaboration, and enhance awareness of our resources on campus and at PWCC in China.

Film screening of Miike Takeshi's 2005 film --Ancient monsters respond to a resurrected overlord...

The crisis of global modernity has been produced by human overreach that was founded upon a paradigm of national modernization. Today, three global changes: the rise of non-western powers, the crisis of environmental sustainability and the loss of authoritative sources of transcendence – the ideals, principles and ethics once found in religions -- define our condition.  The physical salvation of the world is becoming the transcendent goal of our times, transcending national sovereignty.

Film screening of Okawara Takao's 1999 film -- a meteorite transformed... into an alien spaceship?

Film screening of the "Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", directed by Kaneko Shusuke (2001). Ancient protectors defend the world against Godzilla!

Film screening of Kitamura Ryohei's 2004 film --Giant monsters attack the world; Godzilla resists, aided by a man-made mutant army!

Film screening of Anno Hideaki's 2016 film -- Bureaucrats deal with a monster that suddenly appears in Tokyo Bay