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Literature of the Six Dynasties Period: A Ben Wang Lecture Series Thursday, November 10 6:30PM-8:30PM In this three-session series, China Institute Senior Lecturer Ben Wang will discuss the lives and works of representative poets of the Six Dynasties as well as the quintessential spirit of famed texts A New Account of Tales of the World and Zhaoming's Collection of Literary Works.
Crashing the Party: An American Reporter in China Tuesday, November 22, 6:30PM-8:30PM Speakers: Scott Savitt and Jerome A Cohen Crashing the Party: An American Reporter in China is Scott Savitt's singular account as one of the first Americans in post-Mao China. Arriving in Beijing in 1983 as an exchange student from Duke University, Scott stepped into an environment rife with political unrest and had the rare opportunity to witness a nation on the brink of monumental change.
Lecture Series: Expanding the Boundaries of Chinese Poetry Saturday, December 3 2:00PM-4:00PM In this three-session lecture series, poet and professor Yibing Huang will introduce three famous yet often misunderstood Chinese writers and re-examine their distinctive relationships with contemporary Chinese poetry.
Book Launch: Create Your Star Power: A Guide to Self-Fulfillment with Chiu-Ti Jansen Thursday, December 8, 6:00PM-8:00PM Join us to celebrate the publication of Chiu-Ti Jansen's memoir, Create Your Star Power: A Guide to Self-Fulfillment. Chiu-Ti Jansen is a TV presenter, lifestyle magazine publisher, and writer based in New York City with a pulse on China.
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