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Posted by zzhu at 08:43 PM
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Please click on poster to register TODAY!
Posted by zzhu at 09:03 PM
Institute for the Humanities Brown Bag Lecture
Noon, Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Room 2022
202 South Thayer
David Porter
Historicizing the History of Chinese Literature
China played a leading role in Goethe's conceptualization of world literature, but has hovered uncomfortably on the margins ever since. The conundrum posed by China in conceptions of world literature arguably stems from three important (and inter-related) problematics. First, comparative frameworks juxtaposing "Chinese" with "Western" literatures have often fallen into the ruts of predictably essentializing East/West binaries. Second, the sinocentrism of much traditional Chinese literary study has proven as resistant to capaciously comparative perspectives as has the more familiar Eurocentrism of the Euro-American academy. And third, the sheer vastness of the Chinese literary landscape presents difficulties for any kind of "representative," let alone "democratic" process of selection for a canon (or even a textbook anthology) of World Literature.
In an attempt to better grasp the history of some of these dynamics, this paper will investigate how "Chinese literature" has been constructed as a canon, a discipline, or a foil for Western audiences since the time of the first Jesuit missions. It will offer a snapshot of several key stages in the emergence of the category of Chinese literature in English-speaking countries, with special attention to the ways in which the construction of this category was shaped by contemporary conceptions of both British/U.S. national literatures and "world literature."
David Porter is associate professor of English and comparative literature and a faculty associate at the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. His research interests include travel literature, aesthetics, eighteenth-century cultural history, China and the West, and Internet culture. His publications include Ideographia: The Chinese Cipher in Early Modern Europe.
Free and open to the public
www.lsa.umich.edu/humin; 734-936-3518; humin@umich.edu
Posted by zzhu at 03:14 PM
Thresholds Studio Lecture: Hou Hanru(侯瀚如), San Francisco Art Institute
October 5, 2010 06:30 PM
A+A Auditorium (Rm 2104)
Art + Architecture Building
More information can be found here.
Posted by zzhu at 08:39 PM
The University of Michigan Economic History Workshop is pleased to present:
Debin Ma, London School of Economics
"Rock, Scissors, Paper: the Problem of Incentives and Information in the Traditional Chinese State and the Origin of Great Divergence"
4pm, Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Room 201 Lorch Hall
Posted by zzhu at 04:27 PM
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Michigan Room, Michigan League
911 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Organized by Michigan China Fellows (MCF)
(NO MICHIGAN TIME)
9:00 – 9:25am Breakfast
Morning Reception
9:25 – 9:35am
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Cheng, Hailing, Co-Chair of MCF, Department of Physics, University of Michigan
9:35 – 10:00am
KEYNOTE SPEECH (READING ATTACHED):
Model or Anti-Model? : John C. H. Wu at the University of Michigan in 1921
Dr. Nicholas C. Howson, Assistant Professor of Law
The University of Michigan Law School
10:00am – 11:20am
SESSION I: New Political Economy in the 21st Century China
Moderator: Zhang, Jiaan, Joint Program of Social Work and Political Science, University of Michigan
Workers under Disorganized Despotism - A Case from China's Shipbuilding Industry (English/Chinese, 25 min)
Lin, Lefeng, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin
Double Movement in China: Corporate Social Responsibility in Shanghai and Beijing (English, 15 min)
Chen, Patricia, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
Political Values of Chinese Students in America (English, 25 min)
Zeng, Qingjie, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
11:20am – 11:30am Break
11:30am – 12:30pm
SESSION II: Educational Disparity in Contemporary China
Moderator: Li, Xu, School of Education, University of Michigan
Intellectual Understanding of Peasantry and Development in Education in Rural China (English, 20 min)
Momin, Shayan, Department of History, Wayne State University
China’s Foreign Language Policy for Elementary Schools: Issues in Policy-Making and Implementation (English, 25 min)
Wang, Wenxia, Bale, Jeff, & Youngs, Peter, College of Education, Michigan State University
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch
12: 40pm – 1:00pm Introduction of the Michigan China Fellows: MCF Committee
1:00pm – 1:15pm Annual Award Ceremony
1:40pm – 3:00pm
SESSION III: Ethnic Politics and Historical Analysis
Moderator: Chen, Shuang, Department of History, University of Michigan
From “Territorial” Segregation to “Regional” Segregation: The Transformation of Inner Mongolia Frontier and the 1911 Revolutionary Crisis (English, 25 min)
Wang, Liping, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
“Anti-Manchurianism” and Regionalization in Pre-Revolution China (English, 25 min)
Tian, Geng, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
China between Empire and Nation: Ethnicity with Chinese Characteristics (English, 15 min)
Lee, Byung-Ho, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
3:00pm – 3:10pm Break
3:10pm – 4:20pm
SESSION IV: Attempts to Understand the West
Moderator: Dai, Haijing, Joint Program of Social Work and Sociology, University of Michigan
Moments of Inspiration (or what I have been doing) (English, 15min)
Mai, Xiwen, Department of English, University of Michigan
Rethinking the 'Bias Paradox' of the Feminist Standpoint Epistemology (English, 20 min)
Tang, Yingying, Department of Philosophy, Southern California University
Organizing and Governing a Modern University: The Rise of Administration at the University of Michigan in the Early 20th Century (English, 20 min)
Li, Xu, School of Education, University of Michigan
4:20pm – 4:30pm Break
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Round-Table Discussion: The Mysteries of Finding an Academic Job
Moderator: Long, Yan, Women’s Studies & Sociology, University of Michigan
Participants:
Chen, Shuang (In Fall 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Iowa)
Dai, Haijing (In Fall 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Liu, Bo (Assistant Professor, Department of Art History, John Carroll University)
Shen, Huei-Wern (In Fall 2010: Post-Doc, Hunter College of Social Work, The City University of New York)
Zhang, Ying (In Fall 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of History, Ohio State University)
5:30 – 5:50 pm Tea-Time
Closing Remarks
Zeng, Qingjie, MCF Committee Member, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed on the forum are those of the presenter(s) and do not reflect or represent the views of MCF and its members other than the presenter. All contributing presenters assume full responsibility and liability for the accuracy and academic integrity of the presented material.
Planning Committee of the 2010 Michigan China Forum:
Coordinators: Yan Long, Haijing Dai, Hailing Cheng
Secretariat: Haijing Dai
Logistics: Xu Li, Jiaying Tan, Qingjie Zeng
Budgeting: Yan Long, Xu Li
Facilities: Hailing Cheng
Michigan China Forum 2010 is organized by Michigan China Fellows with financial support from other organizations and units, including Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) at the University of Michigan, and Oversea Young Chinese Forum (OYCF).
Posted by zzhu at 07:16 AM
Please note that Professor Deardorff's lecture on International Trade & China, originally scheduled for 1pm-2:30pm on the same day as the competition has been POSTPONED to another day. All other parts of the schedule remain the same.
Up for a challenge from the Harvard Business School? Want to learn more about the emerging markets in Asia? Want to spend half day on a fun and exciting teamwork experience and possibly walk away with $200 in cash?
The Association for Chinese Economic Development (ACED) would like to invite you to participate in:
First Annual China Economic Case Competition
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010
Time: 10:30am-5pm
Venue: R0210 Ross School of Business
Sign up for Case Competition:
Email your name, year and major to board-umaced@umich.edu by 11:59pm, Friday, April 2, 2010.
Be an audience:
Watch teams present in front of judges: 3pm-5pm
Please feel free to sign up with your friends. Maximum of 4 people per team. Individuals are welcomed to sign up. We will team you up with other amazing participants!
This event is open to public and free-of-charge. No business background required. Please e-mail board-umaced@umich.edu for competition guidelines.
*Lunch and light refreshment provided*
Event Schedule:
10:30pm - 11:00am (Venue: Winter Garden)
Participant Briefing & Registration
3pm - 5pm (Venue: R0210)
Case Competition Presentation
Judges:
Professor Cheng Ing-Haw, Finance, Ross School of Business
Anu Nagarajan, Strategy, Ross School of Business
Giselle Dineros, MBA 2
Posted by zzhu at 12:38 PM
What a wonderful occasion to debut these classics! Our congratulations to the Men’s Glee Club. See you at the concert!
University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
150th Annual Spring Concert
Saturday April 10, 2010, 8:00pm
Hill Auditorium
825 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109