Past Events

Past Events




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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Great Recession and the Rise of Consumer Welfare State: Why Parents Are Winning Over Farmers in Japan

Japan Global Issues: Trade
Megumi Naoi, University of California San Diego
- | Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics 200 | 133 S. 36th Street

After fiercely protecting farmers for decades, the Japanese government began pursuing agricultural liberalization after the Great Recession (2007-2009). Why? I argue that hard times make invisible costs of…




The Unmaking of the Chinese Working Class

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Teemu Ruskola, Professor of Law, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418 | 133 S. 36th St

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China's State-Owned Enterprises: Leadership, Reform, and Internationalization

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Wendy Leutert, Assistant Professor of International Studies, Indiana University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418 | 133 S. 36th St

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Global Structural Changes Regarding the War in Ukraine and Implications for East Asian Security

Issues in Contemporary East Asia
Tomohisa Takei, Admiral (retired) and 32nd Chief of Staff Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Special advisor to the CEO of SAMPA KOGYO K.K.
- | McNeil Building 286-7 | 3718 Locust Walk

The war in Ukraine clearly demonstrated a new tripolar global structure. In addition to the two groups of autocratic and democratic states, there are…




Thirty Years of the Internet in China: A Retrospective (Part II)

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
- | Virtual Event

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