Please check in August for Fall 2008 Chinese Language Table times and locations.
Fall 2008 Events will be announced in August. Have a fun and restful summer!
Thursday, September 27
Tea & Talk: Elizabeth Schultz, “Changing in Beijing.” Dr. Schultz will discuss her experience as a 2007 Fulbright fellow in Beijing.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Centennial Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Tuesday, October 16
Pre-performance lecture: “A Brief Overview of the Chinese Writing System.” Learn about the history and traditions of this beautiful script, which inspired Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s “Wild Cursive.”
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Seymour Gallery, 2nd Floor, Lied Center, KU Lawrence west campus
Performance: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: “Wild Cursive.” Tickets available through the Lied Center box office [(785)864-2787; www.lied.ku.edu].
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Lied Center, KU Lawrence west campus
Thursday, October 18
Tea & Talk: Hong Zhang, “Innovation and Tradition: A View of the Third Chengdu Biennial.” An adjunct professor in the Art Department, Hong Zhang will discuss her experience as an invited artist in the Third Chengdu Biennial sponsored by the Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Kansas Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Friday, November 16
Tea & Talk: Wang Hui, “The Debate for China’s Future: Some Reflections on the Intellectual Politics in Contemporary China.” Widely regarded as a central figure in China’s “New Left” group of writers and academics, Prof. Wang is currently a Visiting Professor at New York University. (Introduction by KU’s Asst. Prof. John Kennedy, Political Science.)
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Monday, November 19
Tea & Talk: Wang Ning, “Global/Local Orientations in Current Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies.” Dr. Wang is Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director, Center for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing. With KU Prof. Elizabeth Schultz, he is co-organizing Beijing’s first international conference on ecocriticism. (Introduction by Prof. Elizabeth Schultz, English). Co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies, the KU Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the KU Hall Center for the Humanities.
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: Hall Center for the Humanities Conference Room, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, November 29
Tea & Talk: Lu Yang, “Discovering Medieval China in Xi'an.” New KU Assistant Professor Lu (History) will report on new archaeological materials related to the study of medieval Chinese history.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Big 12 Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, February 7
Tea & Talk: David Cateforis
“Wenda Gu’s Neon Calligraphy Series”
Professor Cateforis (Art History) will discuss his research on contemporary Chinese artist Wenda Gu.
Time: 4 pm
Location: English Room, Kansas Union
Friday, February 8
Lunar New Year Party
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with activities for everyone, including crafts, performances, and East Asian food tastings.
Time: 5-7pm
Location: ECM, 1204 Oread Avenue
Thursday, February 21
Tea & Talk: Kris Imants Ercums
“Beyond Sports: Cultural Impact of the Olympics in China”
Ercums (East Asian Curator, Spencer Museum) will discuss the cultural impact (so far) of the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Thursday, March 13
Film: “Balls of Fury.” Former ping pong pro Randy Daytona is down on his luck and down on his game when FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a mission he can't refuse: to smoke out his father's killer, the evil Feng. With the help of a blind ping pong sage and an expert trainer, Daytona travels to Feng's jungle compound, where he'll face a raft of formidable players en route to the prize. (2007, 91 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 7pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Conference
April 10-12
“Olympian Desires: Building Bodies and Nations in East Asia”
This international conference will explore the Olympic games in East Asia and their impact on the politics, cultures, economic conditions, international relations, natural and built environments, and lifestyles of the host countries and the region.
Opening lecture April 10, 7:30 pm, Regnier Hall Auditorium, KU Edwards Campus
Conference April 11-12, Hall Center for the Humanities, KU Lawrence campus
For more information: www.ceas.ku.edu
Friday, April 18
Claire Conceison (Tufts University, Dept. of Drama & Dance)
“Collaborative Autobiography: Writing the Life of Chinese Theatre Luminary and Statesman Ying Ruocheng.” Sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities and the KU Center for East Asian Studies.
Time: 1:30–3 pm
Location: Hall Center for the Humanities
Thursday, May 1
Discussion: Morris Rossabi (City University of New York), "More at Stake than the Olympics: Power and Influence between China and Post-Soviet Central Asia." Roundtable discussion will follow, featuring Prof. Rossabi; Brigadier General Mark E. O'Neill (Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth); and Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Joseph G. D. “Geoff” Babb (Instructor, Command and General Staff College). Arienne Dwyer (Assistant Professor, Anthropology, KU) will lead the discussion. Part of the Eurasian Security two-part symposium co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Monday, May 5
Film & Discussion: “Olympic Spotlight on Tibet.” The film, “Tibet: The Cry of the Snow Lion,” is a documentary about Tibetan culture and recent history. Historical context and views on the current situation will follow with a panel discussion with the Venerable Champa Tenzin Lhunpo and Lu Yang (History), moderated by Eric Rath (History).
Time: 4pm
Location: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
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