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The Future of the South China Sea Dispute: Perspectives from the Philippines

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Justice Antonio Carpio, Supreme Court of the Philippines
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




Guanchang Meixue: Heart Distress and Aesthetic Attunement in China’s Bureaucracy

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Jie Yang, Professor of Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




Sang Young Park: Book Talk and Signing Event

Penn Korean Language Program
- | College Hall 319

Meet best-selling South Korean author Sang Young Park as he discusses his booker prize-longlisted novel, Love in the Big City, a funny, surprising, and poignant tale of a…




Matsumoto Toshio’s Antifascist Film-Philosophy

Humanities Colloquium
Julia Alekseyeva, University of Pennsylvania
- | College Hall 319, with lunch available in History Lounge 209 starting at 11:30am

This talk analyzes fiercely political filmmaker Matsumoto Toshio through the lens of…




Negotiating Legality: Chinese Companies in the US Legal System

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Ji Li, John S. & Marilyn Long Chair of US-China Business and Law, UC Irvine
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




China and Climate Change: Transnational Science, Politics, and Policy in Historical Perspectives

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Zuoyue Wang, Professor of History, California State Polytechnic University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




Chinatown Cha-Cha film screening

Exploring the History of Chinese-American Women Nightclub Performers
Luka Yuanyuan Yang, Director, Lynette Shen, film scholar
- | Public Trust | 4017 Walnut St

Join us at the Public Trust for Chinatown Cha-Cha, a film screening exploring the history of Chinese-American women nightclub performers and their lasting cultural legacy, on Tuesday…




The Unmaking of the Chinese Working Class: The Global Limits of Capitalism

Issues in Contemporary East Asia
Teemu Ruskola, University of Pennsylvania
- | Annenberg 111 | 3620 Walnut Street

This talk draws on a book project by the same title. It seeks to offer a structural…




The Authoritarian Commons: Neighborhood Democratization in Urban China

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Shitong Qiao, Professor of Law, Duke University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418,




The Vietnamese Revolution in Perspective: 50 Years Since the End of War in Vietnam

Vietnam Roundtable
Peter Zinoman, UC Berkeley, Tuong Vu, University of Oregon, Justin McDaniel, University of Pennsylvania
- | Stiteler Hall 261 | 208 S. 37th St. Rm. 261

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, two scholars of Vietnamese studies will reflect on the history and politics of the conflict.