Harvard-MIT-BU Chinese Politics Research Workshop “Calculating Bully – Explaining Chinese Coercion in the South China Sea (1990-2015)” Presentation by Ketian Zhang, PhD candidate at MIT’s Department of Political Science Wednesday, October 4 2017 6:00 – 7:30pm The workshop will be held at: Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, Room 153 ABSTRACT: Since 1990, China has used coercion […]
2017-2018 Lecture Series: LOVE AND HATE “Bhakti and Accidental Grace: Hate as Love in the Hindu Tradition” A Lecture by Wendy Doniger Wednesday, October 4, 2017 5:00PM The Lecture will take place at: Boston University School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 325 This lecture is free and open to the public. Supported by the […]
The Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies Presents: “Freedom’s Open Wound: Kashmir and the Future of South Asia” A conference on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of South Asia’s independence from British colonial rule, to be held on October 6th and 7th, 2017 The conference will take place at: Cabot 7th Floor […]
BUCSA Asian Cultural Heritage Series Part I: The Art of Letters Haiku as World Literature: A Celebration of the 150th Birthday of Haiku Poet Masaoka Shiki October 12 & 13, 2017 Haiku is perhaps the best travelled of all world literary genres. Since the seventeenth century, when Matsuo Bashō wrote his masterpiece, The Narrow Road to […]
Beyond the Headlines: Jammu & Kashmir: Is Resolution Possible? Starts: 12:00pm Monday, October 16, 2017 The lecture will be held at: 121 Bay State Road Registration: RSVP to eventsps@bu.edu Having lingered over 70-years, the Jammu and Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan is now the oldest unresolved international dispute on the United Nations docket. By […]
The lecture will take place at: PLS 505 African Studies Seminar Room
“Longmen Grottoes: New Perspectives” October 26, 2017 9:00am – 5:30pm Location: CGIS South 354 and 450 A UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with magnificently carved Buddhist caves, the Longmen Grottoes are renown throughout the world for their enduring legacy to Chinese art. Join experts from the Longmen Grottoes Research Academy and leading scholars for a day […]
Boston University Confucian Association (BUCA) presents: Neo-Confucianism as Philosophy A lecture by Professor Stephen Angle October 27, 2017 3:00pm – 5:00pm The lecture will take place at: Room 325, School of Theology Boston University 745 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215
Pardee Invited Lecture and Seminar: Land from the Tiller: China and the Global Land Grab Friday, October 27, 2017 2:30pm – 4:00pm The lecture will take place at: 67 Bay State Road Refreshments will be served China plays an important role in land and resource grabs, what some call ‘the last great enclosure.’ Despite competition […]
BU Center for the Study of Asia presents: Dastangoi: The Art of Storytelling October 27, 2017 5:00pm – 7:00pm The lecture-demonstration will take place at: Boston University George Sherman Union 239 – Terrace Lounge Dastangoi is the art of traditional Urdu storytelling around the adventures of an Arab hero, Amir Hamza. These stories and the […]