Chinese Studies Seminar

October 21, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Mānoa Campus, History Dept. Library, Sakamaki A-201

The Center for Chinese Studies and the Departments of History and Philosophy, UHM present

“Comparative Studies of Humanities and Social Sciences: The View from China” — A colloquium of faculty from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, and the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa

History Dept. Library, Sakamaki Hall A-201, UH Mānoa

12:30–4:00 p.m., Monday, October 21, 2013

Program

Convocation – Fred Lau, Director, Center for Chinese Studies

Dean’s Welcome – Peter Arnade, Dean, College of Arts & Humanities

Introduction to the colloquium – Shana Brown, Department of History

Faculty of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Chen Qineng – Brief introduction to the Center for Comparative Studies of World Civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Jiang Peng – On recent studies on new social history and new cultural history in China

Yao Jiehou – On inter-cultural study in China

Yang Haijiao – On recent development of political science in China

Fu Conglan – On recent urbanization in China

Faculty of the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa

Fabio López Lázaro – Teaching and researching world history

Kieko Matteson – Developments and directions in environmental history

Wensheng Wang – The study of World History in the West

Concluding remarks – Roger T. Ames

The university community and public are cordially invited to attend.

Please call 956-8891 for further information.


Event Sponsor
Center for Chinese Studies and Confucius Institute at UHM, Mānoa Campus

More Information
808-956-8891, china@hawaii.edu, CASS Colloquium (PDF)

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