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| Anne Aronsson, Yale University
Annenberg 111
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Japan is a hyper-aging society; it has one of the highest life expectancies in the world and is undergoing a demographic transition that Western nations have yet to experience. The Japanese government is encouraging…
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| Julie Davis (Penn Art History)
Class of 1978 Pavilion (6th floor of Van Pelt Library)
and online via Zoom
On Monday, November 28th at 5:15 PM, the Workshop in the History of Material Texts will welcome Julie Davis (Penn) for a talk entitled “Partnership in the Studio: Reconsidering Ōi and Hokusai.” They will…
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| Xiaolin Duan, North Carolina State University
Annenberg 111
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Book Abstract: In 1573, 712 bales of Chinese silk arrived in New Spain in the cargos of two Manila galleons. The emergence and the subsequent rapid development of this trans-Pacific silk trade…
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| Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Former Ambassador to China, Russia, and Singapore
Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, Rm. 418
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| Mikio Mori, Consul General of Japan in New York
Hall of Flags (Houston Hall G26, 3417 Spruce St.)
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A graduate of both Tokyo University (LLB) and Williams College (BA), Ambassador Mikio Mori has served as First Secretary in Bonn; Counsellor, Head of Chancellery in Singapore;…
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| Viren Murthy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Forum, Perelman Center for Political Science and Economy (133 S. 36th St, 2nd floor)
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Talk synopsis: "Tsinghua University Professor of Contemporary Chinese Literature Wang Hui offers a window into contemporary pan-Asianism and the legacy of the Chinese Revolution. Like the late Japanese…
