The Year of China explored the rich culture, economy, and politics of Greater China, investigating its past, examining its present, and contemplating its future. Throughout the 2011-2012 academic year, Brown hosted public lectures, cultural events, academic conferences, and exhibits in an integrated exploration of China.
For detailed information about the year’s programming, please visit our events archive which includes links to video recordings, photos, and articles from past events, as well as our weekly events digest.
Events Archive
Video Archive
News Archive
Weekly Digest
Events and Highlights Archive
China and America (中美交流): Opening Doors, Opening Minds
Brown University embarked on its…
Established in 1764, Brown University is the seventh oldest university in America and member of…
While most of Providence was still asleep yesterday morning, people across China were…
As Brown celebrates the Year of China in the 2011-2012 academic year, join us in discussing one…
Through a series of public events on April 11 & 12, Dr. Amitav Ghosh, anthropologist and…
How Astronomy Evolved in China and the West
Prof. Nathan Sivin
November 8
List…
On May 26, 2012 the Year of China sponsored a Commencement Forum entitled, “From 1912 to 2012:…
On May 21, the Year of China marked the end of its yearlong exploration of Greater China’s rich…
June 19
2:00 PM
Barus & Holley 190
170-180 Hope Street
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On Monday, May 21 at 11am, Brown University Library hosted a welcome reception for distinguished…
Emerging China’s Publishing Soft Power: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies for Academia
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Envisioning the Tomb of the First Emperor
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM…
Somewhere Between Film Screening
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM…
Artist and filmmaker Patrick Lui visited Brown on April 18 & 19, giving two public talks….
“China and Latin America,” with Ricardo Lagos
April 16, 2012
4:00 PM * followed…
April 10
Science Center, 3rd floor Sciences Library
101-109 Waterman Street
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Hao Sheng
Wu Tung Curator of Chinese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Angela Sheng
“Demystifying Early Chinese Silks: Intercultural Innovations in Textile Art…
Physics Colloquium/IMNI Distinguished Lecture in Nanoscience: Provost Enge Wang (Peking…
Taoist Gods from China: Ceremonial Paintings from the Mien
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Creative Traditions: Crafting Contemporary Indigenous Identity in Taiwan
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The Year of China and the Division of Biology & Medicine presented: “Yin and Yang: Chinese…
In February 2012, the Year of China and the…
Elizabeth J. Perry
Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government at Harvard University
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Confucianism and Human Rights Workshop
A Brown University Year of China Event
Saturday…
The Origins of Agriculture in China: From Hunting and Gathering to Early Farming
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On Monday, February 6, 2012, Brown University’s Year Of China, Brown University Library, The…
Exhibit reception for “The Shape of Good Fortune: Welcoming the Year of the Dragon”
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Chancellor Hong Yinxing
Nanjing University
Innovative Development of China’s Future…
December 1
4:00 PM
Room 368 (CIT 3rd Floor)
366 Brook Street
Andrew Chi-…
On November 28 and 29 we explored writings from the Nanjing Massacre of 1937 through two author…
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
A Tiger in the Kitchen
November 12
3:00-4:00 PM
Brown…
Li Xiguang
Tsinghua University International Center for Communication
“From American…
Jacob Eyferth
“Papermaking and the Politics of Skill in Modern China”
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Shanghai Theatre Academy
Confucius’ Disciples
8:00-10:00 PM
October 17 & 18…
François Louis
“The Belitung Shipwreck: Medieval Chinese Treasures and Modern Culture…
Professor Xinhe Bao
“Carbon-Based Nano-Materials for Efficient Energy Conversion
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Jenny So
“Scholars, Antiquity, and Jades of 12th-17th Century”
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As a film producer, Yang has worked with some of the most formidable directors and actors in the…
Robert Bagley
“The Painted Pottery of Gansu Province: Prehistoric Art in Comparative…
On Monday September 12 Brown University celebrated the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival on the…
