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H-ASIA Sept 4 2012 Asian Studies Development Program Faculty Development Workshop ****************************************************** From: <djones7459@aol.com<mailto:djones7459@aol.com>> Rising China: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, and Cultural Dimensions of China's (re)Emergence as a Global Superpower An Asian Studies Development Program Faculty Development Workshop Thursday evening October 4th - Saturday afternoon October 6th,2012 at Slippery Rock University of PA China’s(re)emergence as an economic power over the last thirty-five years has been nothing short of stunning. But China’s aspirations as a global leader extend beyond the economic sphere. China Rising is a multi-disciplinary faculty development program that will explore the historical, cultural, environmental and political dimensions of China’s re-emergence. Including film showings and talks by leading China specialists, the program aims at offering substantive resources for understanding China’s rise and enriching undergraduate humanities and social science teaching and learning. Workshop Sessions • “Firstamong Unequals: China in a Multinodal World Order.” Brantly Womack, Cumming Memorial Professor of Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia • “Chokepoint China: The Water/Energy Confluence in China. “ Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum, Woodrow Wilson Institute • “China Rising: Aesthetic Contributions to Global Culture." Stanley Mirashige, Associate Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago • “East Asian Relations in Historical Perspective: National and Regional Contrasts.”Evelyn Rawski, University Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh • "Why Didn't China's Economic Boom Begin 100 Years Ago?" Thomas Rawski, University Research Professor of Economics and History, University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Chinese Film Screenings • “UnknownPleasures (任逍遥).” PROC, 2002, directed by Jia Zhangke • “HollywoodHong Kong (香港有個荷里活).” Hong Kong, 2001, directed by Fruit Chan • Discussant: Nick Kaldis, Director of Chinese Studies, SUNY Binghamton, Co-editor of the Journal of Chinese Cinema Registration is $50.00 and is payable through a secure online website hosted by the SlipperyRock University Foundation, at: https://www.rockalumnicafe.com/risingchina For the fullprogram, please see: www.rockalumnicafe.com/risingchina/program<http://www.rockalumnicafe.com/risingchina/program> Lodging: http://www.sru.edu/PublicRelations/community/Pages/accommodations.aspx (We recommend the Applebutter Inn, the Fairfield Inn, and the hotels listed under Grove City (about 7 miles north of SlipperyRock). Campus Map: http://www.sru.edu/index/documents/main/map.html Sponsored by The Asian Studies Development Program, East-West Center and University of Hawaii through a grant from the Freeman Foundation; The Asian Studies Program; The Deans of the Colleges of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, the College of Health, Environment and Sciences, and the College of Business, Information and Social Sciences; and the Modern China Center at Slippery Rock University of PA; and The Pittsburgh Asia Consortium. For additional information, please contact George Brown, george.brown@sru.edu<mailto:george.brown@sru.edu> ************************************************************* To post to H-ASIA simply send your message to: <H-ASIA@h-net.msu.edu<mailto:H-ASIA@h-net.msu.edu>> For holidays or short absences send post to: <listserv@h-net.msu.edu<mailto:listserv@h-net.msu.edu>> with message: SET H-ASIA NOMAIL Upon return, send post with message SET H-ASIA MAIL H-ASIA WEB HOMEPAGE URL: <http://h-net.msu.edu/~asia/>
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