Past Events

Past Events




The Vicissitudes of Divine Desire: Mind, Pain, and Discernment in Chinese Charismatic Christianity and Spirit Mediumship

Humanities Colloquium
Emily Ng, University of Pennsylvania
- | Annenberg School for Communication 111 | 3620 Walnut Street

Descriptions of Chinese religiosity have been paradoxical: classic social scientific accounts posit a tendency toward materiality and particularity,…




Political Centralization under Xi Jinping: Strategic Adaptation by Local Cadres

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Jessica Teets, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE 418 | 133 S. 36th St




“Swiping" in South Korea: Tinder and Generation MZ's Attitudes and and Strategies About Dating and Sex

Korean Studies Colloquium
Seung-kyung Kim, Korea Foundation Professor, Indiana University Bloomington
- | 3600 Market Street, Suite #310

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Nawruz (Nowruz) Celebration

Persian (and Central Asian) New Year
- | Wolf Humanities Conference Room (Williams Hall 623) | 255 S. 36th St

Nawruz (Nowruz) is often translated simply as "Persian" or "Iranian" New Year, but it is celebrated from the Uyghur regions of Western China all across Central Asia through to Iran and beyond, including parts of…




Film Screening: "The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan"

Japan Global Issues: Inequality
Rob Buscher, University of Pennsylvania
- | Fisher-Bennett Hall 401 | 3340 Walnut Street

Film to be followed by discussion with director Rionne McAvoy, hosted by Rob Buscher (ASAM)

This an in-person event.…




Taisho Romance: A Vocal Recital Celebrating Japanese Illustrator Yumeji Takehisa

Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia & Opera Philadelphia
- | Philadelphia Ethical Society at the Rittenhouse Square | 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Admission: Free (first come, first seated); door opens at 7PM.

This year marks the 140th birthday of renowned…




China's Role in the World in the Year of Elections

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Kishore Mahbubani, Perry World House Visiting Fellow, Former President of the United Nations Security Council
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418 | 133 S. 36th St

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An Uncouth Monk: The Moral Aesthetics of Buddhist Para-Charisma

East-Southeast Asia Colloquium
Sara A. Swenson, Dartmouth College
- | Annenberg School for Communication 111 | 3620 Walnut Street

In this talk, I propose a theory of Buddhist “para-charisma” by analyzing the case of an iconoclastic monk in Vietnam. My argument draws from twenty months of ethnographic research conducted in Ho Chi Minh City…




Alumni Perspectives on Careers in Diplomacy, Trade, and US-China Relations

EALC Colloquium
Patrick Beyrer
- | Claudia Cohen Hall 337

Do you wonder how studying Chinese can benefit your career prospects and how learning about China can translate into professional expertise? What is it like to work at the intersection of government, trade, and…




Sunmi as "Heroine, Gashina, and Siren": How a Former Member of the KPOP Group "Wonder Girls" Developed "Sunmi-Pop"

Korean Studies Colloquium
Grace Kao, IBM Professor of Sociology & Professor of Ethicity, Race, and Migration (by courtesy), Department of Sociology, Yale University
- | 3600 Market Street, Suite #310

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