Events

Past Events

A new book panel: Confucianism at War: 1931-1945 (edited by Shaun O'Dwyer)

A new book panel: Confucianism at War: 1931-1945 (edited by Shaun O'Dwyer)

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Zoom (registration required)
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This online event is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It is open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register . Abstract It is commonly assumed that the
The Play of Substitutions in the Early Chinese Literary Tradition (Michael Puett, Harvard University)

The Play of Substitutions in the Early Chinese Literary Tradition (Michael Puett, Harvard University)

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Academic Building-West, Room 4052
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This talk is organized by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures .
Lunar New Year Reception

Lunar New Year Reception

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
64 College Ave, 1st floor conference room
Event Type: China Social Hour
Join us for a celebration of the lunar new year with friends and colleagues. There will be delicious food, drinks, and great conversations!
Permutable Stratosphere: Overflights and a Geopoetics of Transpacific Top Secrecy (1958-2024) (Jerry Zee, Princeton University)

Permutable Stratosphere: Overflights and a Geopoetics of Transpacific Top Secrecy (1958-2024) (Jerry Zee, Princeton University)

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Friday, December 6, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Tillett Hall Rm. 246
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
RCCS is co-sponsoring this talk hosted by the Department of Geography . Abstract This talk explores how the stratosphere has taken shape as a front in the shifting geopolitics of
The Dragon Roars Back:  Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy (Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver)

The Dragon Roars Back:  Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy (Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver)

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Academic Building West 5190
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This event is co-sponsored by RCCS and Center for Global Work and Employment. Rutgers Global has also provided funding. It's open to the public. Abstract Professor Zhao will draw on
Intimacies of Empire: Race, Religion and Belonging

Intimacies of Empire: Race, Religion and Belonging

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Monday, November 18, 2024
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Academic Building W Room 6051
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RCCS is co-sponsoring this joint book event, with Chie Ikeya (Rutgers-History, author of ( InterAsian Intimacies across Race, Religion, and Colonialism ), Seng Guo-Quan (National University of Singapore, author of
The Great Wall as a Climate Frontier: Towards an Integrated Study of the Ordos Region (Nicola Di Cosmo, Institute for Advanced Study)

The Great Wall as a Climate Frontier: Towards an Integrated Study of the Ordos Region (Nicola Di Cosmo, Institute for Advanced Study)

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Friday, November 8, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Academic Building W Room 3100

Department of Asian Languages and Cultures hosts Nicola DiCosmo from the Institute for Advanced Study for a talk, "The Great Wall as a Climate Frontier: Towards an Integrated Study of

The Transition from Courier Stations to Postal Stations and the Compression of Time and Space During 1860 to 1911 : Evidence from North China (Hanmei Wang, Central China University/Rutgers)

The Transition from Courier Stations to Postal Stations and the Compression of Time and Space During 1860 to 1911 : Evidence from North China (Hanmei Wang, Central China University/Rutgers)

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Thursday, October 24, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Van Dyck Hall Room 301, CAC
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This talk is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It's open to the public. Abstract The transformation of postal stations in the late Qing period saw the complicated confluence of the new
Geopolitics from Below: State-Diaspora Interplay and the Social Origins of Global China, (Jiaqi Liu, Singapore Management University)

Geopolitics from Below: State-Diaspora Interplay and the Social Origins of Global China, (Jiaqi Liu, Singapore Management University)

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Tillet Hall 232
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Jesse Rodenbiker's class, "Global Awareness: Introduction to Global and International Studies." It is co-sponsored by Global Asias Initiative and Rutgers Global. Everybody is welcome. Please send
The Politics of Policy Drift and Debates over Retirement Age Reform in China (Mark Frazier, New School for Social Research)

The Politics of Policy Drift and Debates over Retirement Age Reform in China (Mark Frazier, New School for Social Research)

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Thursday, October 10, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This event is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. It's open to the public. This is a hybrid event. For those who can't make it in person, please click here to register
Welcome-back Reception

Welcome-back Reception

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
64 College Ave., 1st floor conference room and backyard
Event Type: China Social Hour
We are hosting a luncheon to mark the beginning of a new academic year. It will be in the conference room on the first floor of 64 College Ave. This
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Community Wellness Day

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Community Wellness Day

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Saturday, May 18, 2024
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
1 Ericsson Drive bldg 6, Piscataway, NJ 08854

Free Lead Screening/Prostate Screening, free health information and resources, children's activities, music performance, and much more! Everybody is welcome. Check the poster for more details. 20240518_Community_Wellness_Day_Piscataway.pdf

New Frontiers in the Study of Medieval China Workshop: On Commemorative  Inscriptions

New Frontiers in the Study of Medieval China Workshop: On Commemorative  Inscriptions

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Thursday, May 16, 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Academic Building-West, Room 6051
Event Type: Workshops

This two-day international workshop, May 17-18, explores medieval Chinese commemorative inscriptions from the seventh through the thirteenth centuries, in particular, the interactions between materiality and textuality. It is free and

China's Age of Abundance: A Reflection (WANG Feng, University of California Irvine)

China's Age of Abundance: A Reflection (WANG Feng, University of California Irvine)

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Monday, April 29, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Wing Room 6051
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This hybrid talk is co-sponsored by Center for Global Work & Employment and Rutgers Global. It is open to the public. To attend the session through Zoom, please click here
15th Annual Chinese Medieval Studies Workshop

15th Annual Chinese Medieval Studies Workshop

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Saturday, April 27, 2024
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Academic Building W Room 6051
Event Type: Workshops

This workshop, founded and organized by Professor Wendy Swartz and funded by the Chiang Ching-kuo (CCK) Foundation, is a major academic forum for the exchange of ideas and the advancement

The Birth of Century: Chinese Thought at the Dawn of the Pacific Twentieth Century (WANG Hui, Tsinghua University)

The Birth of Century: Chinese Thought at the Dawn of the Pacific Twentieth Century (WANG Hui, Tsinghua University)

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Academic Building West Room 4050
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This talk is co-sponsored by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures , China Research Project, Eurasia Foundation (from Asia), Program in Comparative Literature, Rutgers Center for Chinese Studies, and
Experiencing China's Energy Transition with Jia Zhangke's Miner Characters (Xingming Wang, Rutgers University)

Experiencing China's Energy Transition with Jia Zhangke's Miner Characters (Xingming Wang, Rutgers University)

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Monday, April 15, 2024
4:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Ruth Adams Building 207 (Douglass Campus)
Event Type: China Classroom
This is part of Lissa Crane's class, "Anthropology of China." The talk is open to the public. Everybody is welcome. It is generously co-sponsored by Rutgers Global. Abstract From Platform
Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise (Christopher Marquis, University of Cambridge, UK)

Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise (Christopher Marquis, University of Cambridge, UK)

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Room 5050
Event Type: "Speaking of China" Lecture
This hybrid talk is funded by Center for Global Work & Employment. It is open to the public. Registration is not required for in-person attendance. Registration is required for Zoom
Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China (Jesse Rodenbiker, Rutgers)

Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China (Jesse Rodenbiker, Rutgers)

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Monday, April 8, 2024
4:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Ruth Adams Building, room 207
Event Type: China Classroom
This talk is part of Lissa Crane's class, "Anthropology of China." It is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global and is open to the public. Abstract Ecological States examines ecological policies in
The Allure of Empire: American Encounters with Asians in the Age of Transpacific Expansion and Exclusion (Chris Suh, Emory University)

The Allure of Empire: American Encounters with Asians in the Age of Transpacific Expansion and Exclusion (Chris Suh, Emory University)

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Friday, March 29, 2024
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Academic Building-West, Room 6051
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This event is organized by Global Asias: A School of Arts and Sciences Initiative with the Cold War Asias Graduate Student Working Group, and co-sponsored by the Department of History,