Category: China
China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
In 2016, Henry A. Kissinger was the national simulcast speaker for the 10th annual China Town Hall (see link below), and following Kissinger’s presentation, Kristen McDonald (PhD Environmental Science, Policy and Management), Director: China Program for Pacific Environment, adds context to our understanding of environmental sharing, U.S.-China industrial practices, rural concerns, and Pacific Rim environmental […]
Love and Public Transportation: Zhang Ailing’s Wartime Shanghai
University of Oregon PhD candidates Robert Moore and Lee Moore discuss Chinese literature and the May Fourth literary movement. Specifically, they explore the work of Zhang Ailing (Eileen Chang), twentieth century author famous for her depictions of everyday life in Shanghai, and Moore and Moore discuss her reflections on 1940s urbanity, human connections, and love. […]