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Environmental Geographies of China under Mongol Rule

Environmental Geographies of China under Mongol Rule

Christopher Atwood, Professor, Mongolian and Late Imperial/Early Modern Chinese History, University of Pennsylvania

Moderated by Robert Hymes, H. Walpole Carpentier Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
1:30-3:00 PM
Kent 403

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Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “On the Creation of the Warring States: An Exploration of a Historiographical Staple”

Early China Seminar Lecture Series:
“On the Creation of the Warring States: An Exploration of a Historiographical Staple”

Miranda Brown, University of Michigan
Friday, April 20, 2018
4:30-6:30 PM
Faculty House

For almost a century, scholars have debated about what happened during the Warring States (Zhanguo) period. Was this a period of great intellectual foment and social mobility — unlike earlier eras, was this actually a time talented men of obscure origin could rise to the height of state power based on their hard work, ability, or sheer cunning? Or was this simply a time of political violence and social upheaval? This paper attempts to reframe the question — by shifting the attention from the events to the time period itself. It asks when did historians and Chinese first recognize the Warring States as a discrete historical moment, and why?

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Cultivating a Therapeutic Self in China

Cultivating a Therapeutic Self in China

Li Zhang, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis

Moderated by Nick Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society, Barnard College

Tuesday, April 3, 2018
12:00-1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No registration required

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