EAST ASIA WORKSHOP: POLITICS, ECONOMY & SOCIETY
Autumn 2009 Workshop Schedule
Oct. 6
“Incubating Innovation or Cultivating Corruption? The Developmental State and Life Sciences in Asia”
Professor Cheol-Sung Lee
Sociology, University of Chicago
Oct. 19
(special Monday session)
“A New Religious Ecology in Crystallization: The Wane of Indigenous Religions and the Rise of Protestant Christianity in the Reform-era China”
Yanfei Sun
Sociology, University of Chicago
Nov. 3
“Rumor and secret space: the Tianjin Massacre”
Xiaoli Tian
Sociology, University of Chicago
Nov. 6 (Special Session)
“Socialism is Great!”: From Rocket Factory Girl to International Media
Lijia Zhang
Lijia Zhang is a factory-worker-turned writer, journalist, social commentator and TV talk show host. Her articles have appeared in many international publications, including The Independent, The Observer, The Newstatesman, Far Eastern Economic Review, South China Morning Post, Japan Times, Newsweek, Asian Wall Street Journal and New York Times. She is a recipient of the prestigious International Writers’ Programe at University of Iowa in 2009. She is a regular speaker on the BBC, Channel 4, CNN and National Public Radio in America.
Nov. 17
*Title to be determined*
Saul Thomas
Anthropology, University of Chicago
Dec. 1
*Title to be determined*
Professor Yue Zhang
Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
The workshop meets on alternative Tuesdays 4:00-5:40pm at Pick Lounge, 5828 South University Avenue. Papers or abstracts are typically available on our website http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/eastasia/. Questions and comments should be directly addressed to the coordinator Jean Yen-chun Lin at jeanlin@uchicago.edu.
Faculty Sponsors
Dali Yang, political science, daliyang@uchicago.edu, Cheol-Sung Lee, sociology, chslee@uchicago.edu, (on leave) Dingxin Zhao, sociology, dzhao@uchicago.edu