Distinguished Lecture Series on Asian Culture and History
APDS, China Institue, and Asian Culture Center cordially invite you to the lecture by Professor Zhongtian Yi from China.
Topic: Three Kingdom, Chinese Culture and History
Date: April 28 2007 Saturday
Time: 1:00-5:00pm
Location: 417 IAB, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Yi Zhongtian (Chinese: Ò×ÖÐÌì) (born 1947) is a Chinese historian, author and TV personality. He is a professor at Xiamen University.
Yi Zhongtian's academic interest spans a variety of disciplines, including literature, visual art, anthropology, and history. He has particular interest in the development of modern Chinese cities.
Yi Zhongtian's published works often focussed on poplarising academic subjects. This has caused some controversy, but has also led to the popularity of his books. Yi Zhongtian became a household name after the success of his appearance on CCTV-10's Lecture Room program in 2005. His series of lectures on personalities of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms were very successful, but also roused some controversy about the academic quality of his lectures. Because of the popularity of Yi Zhongtian's lectures, he has now been contracted by CCTV-10 to produce a series of lectures on the Three Kingdoms throughout 2006 that air on Sundays, separate from the normal schedule of lecture programs.
|
