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Previous Events from Spring 2008
Thursday, September 4, 3:30pm in Gambrell 430
Dr. Karl Gerth, Lecturer in Modern History and Fellow, Merton College, Oxford University, presented a paper, “Made in Taiwan?: The Political Implications of Taiwanese Influences on Contemporary China.”
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Dr. Karl G. Heider, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, presented a screening and discussion of films about Indonesia with comments by anthropologists about Dr. Heider's contribution to Asian Arts: Jim Hoesterey (University of Wisconsin, Madison, doctoral Candidate), Dr. Karen Nakamura (Yale), and Dr. James Peacock (UNC Chapel Hill).
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The 2008 Taiwan Studies Symposium, "Taiwan's Religions, Political Process, and Civil Society," focused on the ways in which Taiwan's religions create a civil society, compete with political institutions, and create a symbiotic relationship with the government to lead towards a healthier society. Please click here to view the program.
March 24 - 30, 2008
Asian Arts Week celebrated the arts of Southeast Asia from ancient to contemporary in, "Asian Arts Week 2008: Southeast Asia."
Friday, March 7, 2008
The Arts Institute and The Center for Asian Studies presented, "Subtle Confluence: Master Poet Afaa Weaver, Sculpture, and Taiwanese Culture." These event presented, "Discovering Connections: Master Class with Poet Afaa Weaver" where Award-winning poet Afaa Weaver discussed his life and work, and "Discovering a Greater Secret: Taiwan and the Creative Process," a reading by Afaa Weaver, a sculpture exhibit with USC students, Matthew Berglund and Bradford Lee Davis, a symposium with the artists, and was moderated by artist Anna Redwine.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Ch'ing-lung Huang, visiting fellow of CAAPS of the Brookings Institution and Vice President of China Times, presented, "Big Media, Alternative Media, and Democratic Politics in Taiwan." Huang is one of the most important figures in journalism in Taiwan today, as former editor-in-chief of the China Times, he is currently a fellow at the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Professor Quansheng Zhao, from American University presented, "North Korea and China: The Impact of Nationalism and Globalization."
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
"Beyond the Classroom: China" screening with Professor Laura Kissel.
Monday, February 4, 2008
The premier of Professor Laura Kissel's (Art Department) documentary, "Beyond the Classroom: China," highlighting the experiences of 23 Capstone Scholars on their cultural journey through China. Provost Mark P. Becker spoke, and a reception followed.
Previous Events from Fall 2007
November 27, 2007
Professor Wei-chin Lee, Wake Forest, presented "Sound and Fury: US-Taiwan Relations since 2000,” examining why the initially cozy relations between the US and Taiwan in the early 2000s gradually turned tense in recent years by concentrating on two primary issues, Taiwan's referendum proposals and arms purchases from the US.
November 26, 2007
"Ceramic Art: from SC to Taiwan" was a joint presentation by Virginia Scotchie and her students Bradford Davis, a BFA Student, and Matthew Berglund, a MFA Candidate. Virginia Scotchie is a ceramic artist and area head of ceramics at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.
November 14, 2007
Sean Chen, Associate Professor of Accounting at Furman University presented “Taiwan’s Convergence of Accounting Standards with International Financial Reporting Standards: Issues and Future Prospects." Dr. Sean Chen specializes in artificial intelligence, knowledge management, accounting information systems, continuous auditing, and international accounting.
November 6-7, 2007
Professor Yuling Huang presented a lecture on, “Art Symbols of China and Taiwan.” Professor Huang served as Curator of Asian Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art and is a leading expert in the field of Asian Art and currently teaches Art History at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, GA.
October 24, 2007
“U.S.-China Relations: The Domestic Political Game Behind the Strategy of Engagement” with Dr. Jean Anne Garrison of University of Wyoming. Dr. Garrison.
September 8, 2007
Conference on Taiwan Issues, “The Politics of Taiwanese Businesspeople in China”
The Conference included 3 Panels; Panel 1: The Experiences of Tai-shang in Mainland China, Panel 2: Tai-Shang and Economic and Cultural Connections, and Panel 3: Hollowing Out or Helping?: Debating the Impact of Tai-shang on Economic Development.
Previous Events from Spring 2007
Dr. Qiliang He, Professor of East Asian history at USC Upstate will give a lecture titled "Scandal and the New Woman: Identities and Media Culture in Modern China." Co-sponsored by the Walker Institute and Center for Asian Studies.
March 16 - April 6, 2007
First Annual Asian Arts Festival: The Festival will be an interdisciplinary celebration of Asian arts, which focuses on a different Asian country each year - this year all events are related to Japan, including visiting artists and lecturers, film screenings, special exhibitions at the Columbia Museum of Art, poetry workshops and a dance performance.
January 24-26, 2007
Han Bing , China's internationally recognized performance artist, was this seasons Center for Asian Studies visiting artist. Public events included a lecture on contemporary Chinese Art at the Center for Asian Studies, cabbage walking performance art events on Main Street and in the Vista, and a video-installation and reception at the Columbia Museum of Art.
January 24, 2007
Han Bing's Walking the Cabbage performance art "happenings" have become urban legend in China and beyond. In streets across China, Japan and now the US, Han Bing has walked his cabbage (the quintessential Chinese comfort food of common folk) on a leash, inciting the emergence of the "Cabbage-Walking Tribe" of alternative youth who question the "normal" order of things and remind us how the practices of everyday life come to constitute that order.
"January 25, 2007
Lecture on "Contemporary Chinese art" by curator Maya Kòvskaya
Beijing-based art critic and curator Maya Kòvskaya discussed the contemporary
climate of visual art in China, and introduced visiting artist Han Bing and other young forces who are leading the New Culture Movement.
January 26, 2007
Han Bing video installation at the Columbia Museum of Art
Previous Events from Fall 2006
The Center for Asian Studies presented a panel of distinguished visiting Chinese officials who discussed China's impact on global trade since joining the WTO in 2001. "China's Role in the Future of World Trade: A Roundtable Discussion" included: Ambassador Mei Ping, Chinese Ambassador to Canada from 1998 to 2005, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Committee and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Chair of China's National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, Ambassador Jiang Chengzong, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, Chen Xiuxia, Senior Advisor for the Beijing Women Journalists Association, Deputy Director of UNESCO National Commission on Communication, the former State Council Director of Negotiations with Foreign Firms for joint ventures, the former Assistant Director of China's Foreign Ministry Information Department and a member of the Chinese Delegation at the UN, Ambassador Gu Pin'e, Chinese Ambassador to St. Lucia and the Vice President of the China Society for Friendship Studies.
November 10-12, Columbia Marriott:
TAIWAN CONFERENCE -- The New Ties that Bind: The Economic and Cultural Influence of Taiwan on Mainland China
"James Klein and the Politics of Doing Business in Taiwan: A Conversation," James Klein interviewed by Murray Rubinstein, Baruch College, CUNY.
October 23, 2006
A Symposium and exhibition in memory of Brig. Gen. Evans F. Carlson included several historians of China and the American military discussing Carlson and his legacy. An exhibition was open during the symposium that featured the Carlson archives of letters, diaries, photographs, and maps, along with medals and other artifacts belonging to Den. Carlson.
October 9, 2006
The Center for Asian Studies and the Walker Institute for International and Area Studies hosted a presentation organized by the International Labor Rights Fund, titled “The High Cost of Cheap Labor: Testimonies of Working Conditions from Around the World.” Workers from Colombia, China, Honduras, United States, and Swaziland will share stories of their lives and labor conditions.
Dr. Bama Athreya, Deputy Director, International Labor Rights Fund, presented, "Is it Ethical to Buy Chinese Textiles?"
Justin Guy, Master's Candidate, University of South Carolina presented, "Studying Art in Taiwan."
Kartik Seshadri, Internationally Renowned Sitar Player, presented, "Music from India."
Previous Events from Spring 2006
Mr. Frank S. Jannuzi of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee met with undergraduate and graduate students for an informal session entitled, "How to Find a Job or Internship on Capitol Hill."
Mr. Frank S. Jannuzi of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee presented a colloquium on the topic, "The Evolving Role of South Korea in Northeast Asia: Implications for American Foreign Policy."
Dr. Carol Wise, University of Southern California and Wilson Center, presented, "East Asian Investment in Latin America: Trends and Politics."
Indian Student Organization UNICEF Benefit Concert
Classical Sitarist Hidayat Khan and Tabla Guru Jayawant Bantwal - for additional information, please visit here
Dr. Mary Louise Nagata, Francis Marion University, spoke on "From Mom-and-Pop to Multinational Corporation: The Evolution of Japanese Business Enterprises."
Professor Vijay Kapur, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, spoke on "India's Himalayan Frontier: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities in the Twenty-First Century."
Dr. Wen-hua Kuo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will spoke on "Before It's Buried: Racial Difference at the Frontier of Pharmaceutical Regulation."
Dr. Hyeong-Jung Park, a Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification spoke on "The Two Koreas Between the U.S. and China."
Dr. Cemil Aydin, UNC, presented, "East Asian Regionalism in Global Historical Context: Comparative Reflections on Pan-Asian and Pan-Islamic Thought."
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