Brown Bag Lecture

“China’s Independent Think Tanks: A Comparative Perspective”
Haiming Wang, Founder and Secretary-General, China Finance 40 Forum
Moderated by Shang-Jin Wei, N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy, Columbia Business School
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Uris Hall, Room 326
Registration required.
Co-sponsored by the Chazen Institute of International Business and the APEC Study Center

Brown Bag Lecture

"China's Road to Constitutional Government"
Cao Siyuan, President, Siyuan Consultancy
Moderated by Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
In Chinese with English translation
No registration required.

Workshop Series: After the Postcolonial Turn: Global Perspectives

"Empire in East Asia II"
Mark Driscoll, University of North Carolina, Cultural Studies
Discussant: Anupama Rao, Barnard, History
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No registration required.
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CANCELLED

February 12
(Tuesday)

Brown Bag Lecture

"China’s Middle East Pivot: Implications for Sino-US Relations"
Dru Gladney, Professor of Anthropology, Pomona College
Moderated by Robert Barnett, Director, Modern Tibetan Studies Program, Columbia University
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No registration required.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, the Middle East Institute, and the Columbia Muslim Students Association

Brown Bag Lecture

“Green Innovation in China: China’s Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy”
Joanna Lewis, Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA), Georgetown University
Moderated by Kay Shimizu, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No registration required.

Modern Tibetan Studies Lecture

"Modern Tibetan Dance"
Wanma Jiancuo, Founder and Choreographer, Wanma Dance Company
Moderated by Robert Barnett, Director, Modern Tibetan Studies Program, Columbia University
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No registration required.

Re-scheduled for February 21st

February 19
(Tuesday)

Brown Bag Lecture

"Notes on the Use of Narrative in Chinese Textbooks (1900–1937)"
Peter Zarrow, Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
Moderated by Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No registration required.

WEAI Undergraduate Initiative Event

East Asian Senior Thesis Panel Discussion
For all undergraduate students writing their senior thesis on East Asia
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM Discussion
8:15 PM - 9:00 PM Reception
Kent Hall, Room 403
No registration required.

Brown Bag Lecture

"Notes on the Use of Narrative in Chinese Textbooks (1900–1937)"
Peter Zarrow, Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
Moderated by Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No registration required.
Co-sponsored by the Center on Chinese Education