Center for East Asian Studies

Thursday, November 12
Lecture: Peter Hessler, "Factory Town: Portraits from a Chinese City." Over a period of two years, freelance writer and journalist Peter Hessler researched development in Lishui, a city in the Zhejiang province of China that was in the process of establishing a new development zone. Hessler will give lecture on his research in Lishui, as he observed the owners of one factory establish the place, hire workers, and interact with their employees. Hessler, who writes for the Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, lives in Beijing. Co-sponsored by CEAS and the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Time: 3:30-5:00 pm
Location: Hall Center for the Humanities

Sunday, November 15
Korean Film Festival: The Host (2006)
A creature emerges on the shore of the Han river for a feeding frenzy upon onlookers. When a young girl is snatched in the melee, her family sets off to recover her from the monster, which the government claims to be a host of an unidentified virus. “Aficionados of movie monsters will find things in The Host that they have been waiting to see all their lives.” Directed by Bong Joon-ho.
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium

Thursday, November 19
Tea & Talk: Judith Major, "A Tour of Suzhou's Classical Gardens." Major (Professor, School of Architecture, Design, and Planning) will present illustrated observations on several of the finest classical gardens in Suzhou and discuss why she prefers them to the more elaborate imperial parks and gardens of Beijing.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Kansas Room, Kansas Union

Sunday, November 2
Korean Film Festival: Whisper Princess (2002)
An action-comedy-melodrama directed by Lee Jeong-hwang about a South Korean rock drummer who meets the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who is visiting Seoul as a member of an arts troupe.
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium

Thursday, December 3
Tea & Talk: Michael Taylor (Title and description TBA).
Time: 4 pm Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union