Year of China Events- College of Arts & Sciences

Year of China Events- College of Arts & Sciences

September 20
China in the American Imagination: From the Days of the Boxer Rebellion to the Internet Age.
3:00pm Niles Gallery, UK Fine Arts Library

Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Professor of History at University of California-Irvine. Wasserstrom is the co-founder and consulting editor of Irvine, CA based blog/electronic magazine, The China Beat: Blogging How the East is Read and the author, most recently, of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know.

September 21
Year of China Kickoff

12:00- 3:00pm UK Student Center Patio
Learn about the Year of China's programs and initiatives. See Chinese cooking and Tai Chi demonstrations.


In the Community
September 16
Enlightened Leadership and the I Ching
7:00pm Shambhala Center of Lexington 315 W. Maxwell St

Daniel Hessey will present a fascinating look at one of the world's seminal documents on organizational management and social development: The I Ching. A foundation of Chinese governance and society for thousands of years, its unique and profound vision is completely applicable to the challenges faced by modern leaders and their companies, organizations and nations. More information.

September 16
Photo Exhibition- Save the Animals of Fukushima
7:00pm Lexington Downtown Public Library 140 E. Main St
The exhibit runs through September 20.

September 21
Postcards from Tomorrow Square: China's Economic Lives
7:00pm Newlin Hall, Centre College

Renowned National Correspondent James Fallows (The Atlantic) brings his economic expertise to bear on recent experiences in China. Through poignant vignettes (his "postcards"), Fallows presents a dynamic country in a process of constant regeneration. He offers an insider's glance into the finances and cultures of TV game shows, the air-conditioning and electronics industries, centralized internet censorship, and casino gambling that unsettles the notion of a unified monolith poised to challenge global politics and economics.