Schedule

Program—all events free

Note: RSVP REQUIRED. This is a hybrid event, with in-person attendance restricted to UCI affiliates (ID holders) ONLY (in HG 1030), pandemic conditions permitting.

Members of the public can join us for this talk via Zoom and live stream.

Friday February 25, Afternoon and Early Evening, Keynote Events

*UCI Humanities Center Event* From 12:00-1:00, the UCI Humanities Center will host Podcasting about China: A Roundtable, co-moderated by UCI doctoral students June Ke and Shiqi Lin. The panel will feature Cindy Yu, Afra Wang, and Yangyang Cheng. This event will also take place in HG 1030 and will be live streamed.

3:00-3:15: Welcoming Remarks 

Tyrus Miller, Dean of UCI’s School of Humanities and Christopher Whytock, Acting Dean of UCI’s School
of Law.

3:15-4:00 pm: Keynote Conversation

Global Media & Big China Stories—From Sports & Spectacles to Crackdowns

A dialog between Pallavi Aiyar, Maria Repnikova, and Cindy Yu, introduced and moderated by Jeffrey Wasserstrom.

4:00-4:30: Coffee Break

4:30-5:15: Keynote Address

How to Remember the Future in China: Why Understanding History is Key to What Happens Next Between Beijing and the West

A presentation by Rana Mitter.

5:15-6:15: Response panel, moderated by Judy Wu

Panel: Jorge Guajardo, John Pomfret & Rebecca Liao 

SATURDAY February 26: Topical Panels

9:15-9:30: Welcome back and overview of the day

Remarks by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

9:30-10:30: China and the Global Climate Crisis

Moderator: Amy Wilentz

Panel: Isabella Velicogna, Christine Loh, Steve Allison, Alex Wang

10:30-10:45: Small Break

10:45-11:45: Competing Images of “China” and “Chinese Culture”

Moderator: Hu Ying

Panel: Afra Wang, Junko Terao, Anka Lee, & Perry Link

11:45-12:30: Lunch Break

12:30-1:15:  Long distance comments responding to the morning session.

David Kaye, in HG1030, will moderate a discussion with Gregory B. Lee, Eileen Chow and Wilfred Chan.

1:15-1:30: Break

1:30-2:30: Reactions to China’s Rise Outside of Western Europe and America

Moderator: Greg Shaffer

Panel: Gustavo Oliveira, Isabel Hilton, Peter Frankopan, Dalia Dassa Kaye

2:30-3:00: Coffee Break

3:00-4:00: COVID-19

Moderator: Emily Baum

Panelists: Li Zhang, Olivier Civelli, Yangyang Cheng, Yang Guobin

4:00-4:15: Coffee Break

4:15-5:00: Closing discussion, moderated by Amy Wilentz and Isabel Hilton

5:00-6:00: Small Reception