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Noon Lecture Series: U-M Center for Chinese Studies
Mar. 17, 24, & 31. Talks by U-M scholars.
Mar. 17: “Globalizing Chinese Theatre: Chinese Dramatists and Transnational Media Ecologies.” Virginia Tech Chinese studies professor Sophia Tingting Zhao discusses her new book about how Chinese dramatists incorporated elements of Western theater between 1911 and 1949.
Mar. 24: “Transnational Feminist Mediation: The Other Half of the Sky (1975) and U.S.-China People’s Diplomacy.” SUNY Purchase College cinema studies professor Ling Zhang discusses a 1975 documentary about the first American Women’s Friendship Delegation to China in 1973.
Mar. 31: “Chinese Espresso: A Story of Global China in Italy’s Local Coffee Bars.” Brandeis University Chinese Studies researcher Grazia Deng discusses how Chinese migrant entrepreneurs are increasingly investing in Italian coffeeshops.
Noon–1 p.m., Weiser Hall, 10th fl., 500 Church. Livestream available. Free. (734) 764–6308.
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