Archive for October, 2009

China’s Institutional Changes and National Identity since 1979

-a reflection on the Chinese National Day Military Parade

a panel discussion featuring:

Prof. Bruce Reynolds

China Specialist, Economics

Research Interests: Inequality, development and institutional change in transition economies.

Yan, Haiming

Ph.D Candidate, Sociology
Research Interests: historical sociology, cultural heritage preservation, collective memory and national identity in contemporary China

Wednesday, Oct 7
7pm
Newcomb Ballroom

Yudru Tsomu
will speak on

Banditry, Feuding and Conquest: The Rise of Gonpo Namgyel, an Eastern Tibetan Chieftftain in the 19th Century

Friday, October 2, 3:30 pm
Newcomb Hall 168

Dibyesh Anand
will speak on

The Borderlands of Postcolonial Informal Empires: Tibet in China

Monday, October 5, 5 pm
Minor Hall 125

David Leheny
will speak on

The Short, Strange Life of Japan’s Values Diplomacy

Friday, October 9, 1pm
New Cabell 311