ANNUAL REPORT 2018–19 has thus far hosted has thus far hosted his year we mark the fifth year of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for for Center year of the Lieberthal-Rogel mark the fifth his year we with foundation in 1961 The Center was established Chinese Studies. the from and support Foundations, and Ford the Mellon from grants The Lieberthal-Rogel Postdoctoral Fellowship Fellowship The Lieberthal-Rogel Postdoctoral twelve early-career academics. The postdoctoral program runs for two runs for two program The postdoctoral academics. twelve early-career at both into the UM Community, integrated and the fellows are years they often teach homes where the Center and at their disciplinary come from Our fellows and workshops. and take part in seminars literature, comparative disciplinary backgrounds—archeology, diverse the Center has been at Their presence political science, to name a few. new facilitating students and faculty, for our graduate transformative has In turn, the Center mentoring, and joint research. collaborations, as they make faculty members been a formative experience for young think tanks, student to faculty positions, graduate from the transition fellows placed at now have former We and even the private sector. Dame, Hoover Institution, of Notre University University, New York and Facebook as well as many other places. Front Cover: Walter Power, Kenneth Lieberthal, Mary Gallagher (LRCCS Director), 2019. Kong Hong Reunion, Pan-Asia Alumni Remington. Brodie and Rogel, Richard Mary Gallagher Director Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies From the Director From T US Department of Education. The 2014 Rogel Endowment further strength- Rogel Endowment Education. The 2014 US Department of to fund cutting-edge to offer innovative programming, ened our capacity postdoctoral visiting scholars, to host the disciplines, on across research offer Michigan to and, finally, practitioners, and distinguished fellows, and educational research students internship, and undergraduate graduate opportunities in China. of the summarizes the full range this report juncture, At this fifth-year one of our In particular I want to highlight activities since 2014. Center’s funded via the Rogel Endowment. new programs In the next five years, we will continue to expand our programs. With the With the we will continue to expand our programs. In the next five years, now working on new initiatives to Rogel Endowment as a catalyst, we are education by offering internship and study enhance UM undergraduate between the two countries has grown opportunities in China. As relations we continue to emphasize knowledge about China and antagonistic, more and exclusion. While this experience in China as antidotes to intolerance is still far we know that there our achievements thus far, heralds report to be done. work more 3 University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2018–2019 2 — LRCCS Faculty in the News

LRCCS faculty are frequently quoted in national and international publications on topics within their fields of academic expertise. Among the highlights from academic year 2018-19 are:

Yuen Yuen Ang, associate professor of political science, Law professor Nicholas Howson commented on China’s examined what the world can learn from 40 years of death penalty for a Canadian citizen on Canadian China’s reform and development in The Paper (澎湃新闻). Broadcasting Corporation. “It certainly looks to me like a case which was being slow-walked in The Liaoning People’s Court system in breach of the two- or at most five-month sentencing norms—which we see often in criminal cases involving foreigners. I have no idea as to if, and when, the case will get to the Supreme People’s Court, as this timetable is so clearly governed by extra-judicial concerns.”

“. . . to have scholars teaching Buddhism in every college and university in North America and teaching about Buddhism—an Introduction to Buddhism every semester every year—that has a huge impact on society that can really be life-changing for students. Whether they become a Buddhist or not is immaterial, they are exposed to ideas that can completely switch the way they think about things,” said Dr. Donald Lopez in an interview with Buddhistdoor Global. Dr. Donald Lopez is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies. In addition, Professor Ang was quoted in about President Xi’s speech on the 40th Professor emerita Linda Lim has been quoted frequently anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up policy. by the media regarding the US-China trade war. She has been an active columnist, commenting on issues related On NPR, Mary Gallagher, professor of political science, to academic freedom and Singapore’s anti-fake news laws. discussed the legacy of the June 4 tragedy both inside and outside of China as the nation's power surges 30 Professor Silvia Lindtner studies connections between years later. Shenzhen and the African continent. According to the Professor Gallagher has been quoted in multiple MIT Technology Review, she and researcher Seyram Avle media outlets including Autonews, BBC, Financial Times, “have documented how entrepreneurs from countries and The Verge on China’s hot-topic issues. like Ghana and Ethiopia might travel to China or use online services to build businesses for local needs, ranging from making phone chargers with LED lights to testing prototypes for agricultural and medical hardware”. Brand Eins (German Tech Business Magazine) reported on her research.

) New 澎湃新闻 ( on feminism in China. The Paper , associate professor of modern Chinese of modern professor , associate , professor of women’s studies and history, history, studies and of women’s , professor The New York Times The New York ’s article about Shen Yun. “Dancers in China “Dancers Yun. article about Shen ’s Emily Wilcox where Serbia, Television on Radio was featured Studies, in folk-dance choreography traditional she discussed in the Wilcox was also quoted China. Professor Yorker Chinese dance is an artistic emphasize the fact that in the possibility interested “They’re innovation,” she said. something new in Chinese finding diversity, of newness, the same thing.” than re-creating history rather Wang Zheng Wang spoke with -based new outlet on published an interview on her longtime work feminism in the U.S. and China. 南方都 ( , Leonard , Leonard had an on-air had an on-air 流动的图像：当代 Bright Sheng 's “Visual Culture in Contempo- 's “Visual Culture ) was named one of the best Southern Metropolis Daily Southern Metropolis Martin Powers interviewed Xiaobing Tang ). Oregon Artswatch Oregon Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music Professor Bernstein Distinguished University you know Composition, in which he said “Whether if or you just love opera, anything about Chinese culture you when I can make you cry when you go to the opera, eye, I have succeeded.” walk out and you have a red Professor and Shifts” ( China: Paradigms rary 中国视觉文化再解读 by the books of 2018 市报 Professor emeritus Professor he Disturbance, where Creative with the conversation have influenced and culture explains how good individualism and ideas of meritocracy, Western government. 5 4

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2018–2019 — LRCCS Faculty Associates

Director: Mary Gallagher (Political Science) Michigan), Abram Wagner (Assistant Research Professor, Associate Director: 2017-19 Nicholas Howson (Law); Epidemiology, University of Michigan), Chuanwu Xi (Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University 2019-20 Twila Tardif (Psychology) of Michigan), Louis Yen (Associate Research Scientist, Professors: William H. Baxter (ALC), Miranda Brown Kinesiology, University of Michigan), Fang Zhang (Lecturer, (ALC), Chun-shu Chang (History), Yan Chen (School of University of Michigan) Information), San Duanmu (Linguistics), Susan N. Erickson Non-U-M affilliates: Brian Bruya (Professor of Philosophy, (History of Art), Mary Gallagher (Political Science), Eastern Michigan University), Thomas Buoye (Associate Nicholas Howson (Law), Joseph Lam (Musicology), Professor of History, University of Tulsa), Sui Wah Chan Jersey Liang (Health), Daniel Little (Philosophy), Donald (Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University, U-M China Lopez (ALC), Kevin Miller (Psychology; Education), Erik A. Mirror Project), Gene Chang (Director of Asian Studies Mueggler (Anthropology), Markus Nornes (Screen Arts & Institute at University of Toledo), Wen-Chien Cheng Cultures), David Porter (English; Comparative Literature), (Curator of Asian Art, Royal Ontario Museum), Maura Bright Sheng (Music), Twila Tardif (Psychology), Arland Cunningham (Association for Asian Studies), Xiaolin Thornton (Sociology), Wang Zheng (Women’s Studies, Duan (Assistant Professor of History, Elon University), History) Joseph Ho (Assistant Professor of History, Albion College), Associate Professors: Robert Adams (Architecture and Jaymin Kim (Assistant Professor of History, University of St. Urban Planning), Yuen Yuen Ang (Political Science), Thomas), Ujin Kim (U-M Visiting Scholar, Linguistics), Ellen Benjamin Brose (ALC), Pär Cassel (History), Lan Deng Johnston Laing (Professor Emerita of Art History, former (Architecture and Urban Planning), Joan Kee (History of Maude I. Kerns Distinguished Professor of Oriental Art, Art), Lydia Li (Social Work), Ann C. Lin (Public Policy), University of Oregon), Fabio Lanza (Associate Professor of Christian de Pee (History), David Rolston (ALC), Emily History, University of Arizona), Bo Liu (Assistant Professor Wilcox (ALC), Brian Wu (Business), Yi-Li Wu (History of Art History and the Humanities, John Carroll University), and Women’s Studies), Ming Xu (SEAS) Sidney Xu Lu (Assistant Professor of History, Michigan State University), Emily Mokros (Assistant Professor of Assistant Professors: SE Kile (ALC), Silvia Lindtner History, University of Kentucky), Julia Ya Qin (Professor (School of Information), Sonya Ozbey (ALC), Ian Shin of Law, Wayne State University), Xuefei Ren (Assistant (History and American Studies), Xiaohong Xu (Sociology), Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University), Terry Yun Zhou (Sociology) Sicular (Professor of Economics, University of Western Researchers/Lecturers: Liangyu Fu (Asia Library, Ontario), Kidder Smith (Professor Emeritus of Asian Librarian); Dawn Lawson (Asia Library, Director); Kening Li Studies and History, Bowdoin College), Sarah C. Swider (Chinese , ALC); Wei Liu (, ALC) (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Wayne State University), Emeritus Professors: Kenneth J. DeWoskin (ALC), Glenn Tiffert (Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford Albert Hermalin (Sociology), Noriko Kamachi (History), University), Yuan-kang Wang (Associate Professor of Kenneth Lieberthal (Political Science), Linda Y.C. Lim Political Science, Western Michigan University), John (Business), Shuen-fu Lin (ALC), Donald Munro (Philosophy), Timothy Wixted (Professor Emeritus of Asian , Deborah Oakley (Nursing), Martin Powers (History of Arizona State University), Yiching Wu (Assistant Professor Art), Cho-Yee To (Education), Marshall Wu (UMMA; of , University of Toronto), Yulian Wu History of Art), Ernest P. Young (History) (Assistant Professor of History, Michigan State University), Guoqi Xi (Professor of History, University of ), LRCCS Center Associates Yujeong Yang (Assistant Professor of Political Science, U-M affilliates: Shelley Hsueh-lun Chang (History, State University of New York, Cortland), Yunshuang Zhang University of Michigan), Amy Chavasse (Associate (Assistant Professor of Classical and Modern Languages, Professor of Dance, University of Michigan), Michael Literatures, and Cultures, Wayne State University) Fetters (Professor of Family Medicine, University of Acronym Key: ALC Asian Languages and Cultures; SAC Michigan), Qian He (Art Conservator, University of Screen Arts and Cultures; SEAS School for Environment Michigan Museum of Art), Yi Li (Professor of Biostatistics, and Sustainability; SMTD School of Music, Theatre and University of Michigan), Jun Ni (Professor of Manufacturing Dance; UMMA University of Michigan Museum of Art Science, University of Michigan), Natsu Oyobe (Curator, University of Michigan Museum of Art), Mary-Ann Ray (Professor of Architecture, University of Michigan), Hitomi Tonomura (Professor of History, University of Designing US-China Subvention Request: Literacy, Sovereignty, Sovereignty, Literacy, (Political Science) (Political (Asian Languages and Culture) (Asian Languages and Culture) (Political Science): (Political . (Anthropology): (Anthropology): (Asian Languages and Cultures): Cultures): (Asian Languages and (Ross School of Business): (Ross School of Business): Subnational Symposium. Subnational Symposium. Nornes Markus Research and Subvention Grants and Research Erik Mueggler Chieftainship in Qing Bondage: A Native Hereditary China. Brian Wu Offline Services in China. Online Platforms for Emily Wilcox of the East: Embodied Histories Choreographing Asian Internationalism. Mary Gallagher Subvention Request: Brushed in Light: in . Ang Yuen Yuen & of Economic Boom Gilded Age: The Paradox China’s Corruption Vast

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(School of Education and Psychology): (School for the Environment and (School for the Environment (School for the Environment and Sustain- (School for the Environment BENJAMIN BLYTHE BENJAMIN BLYTHE was used to fund critical components of my senior “The Lieberthal Family Scholarship observation of the three firsthand This trip provided thesis on Chinese ghost cities. This trip my research. invaluable qualitative data toward providing case study cities, comparisons by allowing me to draw also contextualized my quantitative research between what I observed and the data I analyzed for the thesis. my academic work, but . . . an experience that not only contributed immensely toward of Michigan.” that has helped define my time at University was also an adventure Lieberthal Family Scholarship (Ford School of Public Policy): School of Public Policy): (Ford Giant Panda Conservation, Deforestation, and Conservation, Deforestation, Giant Panda Miranda Brown Miranda Ming Xu Liangyu Fu Introduction to Current Chinese Policy to Current Introduction Experiential Learning Fund Experiential Learning to support an experiential This fund is designed building course China-related component into an ongoing in China connections between U-M and our partners importance. while engaging students in issues of global Miller Kevin Seminar on Psychology U-M / Beijing Normal University and Education Alofs Karen Sustainability): China Watershed, and Sustainable Development: Yuxi Ivan Eastin ability): Sustainable Development Ann Lin Annual Thematic Conference Funding Conference Annual Thematic 2018 LRCCS Faculty Grants, 2018-19 Grants, Faculty LRCCS faculty: by LRCCS scholarship cutting edge encourage support to Research “Global Chinese Foods.” 2018 Sustainability): Sustainability.” 2018 and Data Methods in Chinese Studies.” and Data Methods in LRCCS VOICES 7 6

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2018–2019 — LRCCS Student Grants, 2018-19

Student fellowships are critical for training the next cohort of scholars of China. These awards are for students who focus their academic work or professional school education on this area of the world. These funds allow LRCCS to support a large multidisciplinary group of students and foster their individual research as well as encourage collaboration.

Academic Year Awards, 2018-19 Lieberthal Family Fellowship Hanyu Hou, MA LRCCS; Weiwei Lu, MA LRCCS; Funding for conference travel and workshop attendance, Siyin Zheng, MA LRCCS language study and research related to Chinese studies. LRCCS Incoming Doctoral Fellowships, 2018-19 Andy Buschmann, PhD Political Science, authoritarian 5th years: Huazejia, Anthropology; Sheng Long, politics/regime change; Leonard Foust, MA Dance, Anthropology; Blake Miller, Political Science; 4th years: Chinese commercial street dance; Adrienne Lagman, Xiaoxi Zhang, Comparative Literature; Chuyi Zhu, PhD Anthro, law and legal systems; Jin Li, PhD Anthro, Musicology; Yuequa Guo, Political Science; 3rd year: Sino-Tibetan religious culture Ruby MacDougall, ALC; 2nd year: Andrea Valedon- Walter Power Internship Scholarships Trapote, History; 1st years: Jian Zhang, History; LRCCS is connecting students from all 19 schools and Guo’er Liu, Political Science; Rebecca Wai, Political Science colleges across campus to summer internships in Greater Graduate and Undergraduate Academic Year Foreign China. Undergraduates are given opportunities to intern Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships in businesses, universities, and NGOs. These scholarships Alexander Garcia, MA LRCCS; Tessa Raymond, support undergraduates with professional interests in MA LRCCS; Chad Westra, MA LRCCS; Andrea , Hong Kong, , and . Valedon-Trapote, PhD History Steve Beattie, BS ‘19 - Data Science (College of Graduate and Undergraduate Summer Foreign Engineering), interned with ViewFin, a financial Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships technology company, Shanghai. Vivian Righter, BA ALC; Alexander Garcia, MA LRCCS LRCCS Dissertation Fellowship, 2018 Angie Baecker, PhD ALC LRCCS Summer Research & Fellowship Awards, 2018 Awarded to students for summer or semester-long research projects on China in humanities and social sciences. David Chan, PhD ALC, religious and cultural history; Yilang Feng, PhD Political Science, U.S.-China trade Emma Shpiz (2nd from left) with her colleagues during her internship at policy; Yuequan Guo, PhD Political Science, authoritarian Jobalaya in Taiwan. states; Yucong Hao, PhD ALC, East Asian literary studies; Raymond Hsu, MA LRCCS, religious and secular cultures; Emma Shpiz, BS ’20 – Information (School of Hanyu Hou, MA LRCCS, study; Information), interned with Jobalaya, an online job Huazejia, PhD Anthro, Tibetan pastoralists; Fan Liang, recruitment platform, Taipei, Taiwan. PhD Communications, social credit systems; Fusheng M Zhu, BA ’21- Psychology, interned with Pie Squared Luo, PhD History, Qing customs; Blake Miller, PhD Pizza, a Detroit-style pizza restaurant, Beijing. Political Science, media environments and natural language Elena Hubbell, BA ‘18, ALC and Comparative Literature, processing; Charlotte Chun Lam Yiu, PhD ALC, Japanese interned with the Michigan-China Innovation Center, a language study; Yuchao Zhao, PhD Anthro, human business development and international relations NGO, behaviorial evolution Detroit. Conference Support for Guo’er Liu, PhD Political Science, Yucong Hao, PhD ALC; Jaymin Kim, PhD History; Adrienne Lagman, PhD Anthropology; Fan Liang, PhD Communication Studies; Tsz Lam Ngal, PhD Communication Studies; Yihui Sheng, PhD ALC; Shuqiao Sun, PhD Economics; Andrea Valedon- Trapote, PhD History; Kaidi Wu, PhD Psychology; Yujeong Yang, PhD Political Science , PhD , PhD A.C. Maura Maura PhD , PhD Political , PhD Political , LRCCS Christian Christian Yun Chen Yun , LRCCS Postdoc- Yilang Feng Guo’er Liu, Lei Duan , Faculty, ALC; , Faculty, (Law) , PhD Political Science , PhD Political , PhD Political Science; , PhD Political , PhD Political Science; Science; , PhD Political , PhD Political Science; , PhD Political , PhD Political Science; Science; , PhD Political Jerry Qiushi Yu Jerry Qiushi Anne Rebull , LRCCS Postdoctoral Fellow, Political Political Fellow, , LRCCS Postdoctoral , Distinguished Visiting Artist; , PhD Anthropology; , PhD Anthropology; Emily Wilcox Nico Howson Yuequan Guo Yuequan Yuequan Guo Yuequan Rebecca Wai , Faculty, Political Science; Political , Faculty, , Historian; Andy Buschmann , PhD Political Science; , PhD Political Xu Bing , PhD Political Science; Science; , PhD Political , Faculty, Political Science; Political , Faculty, , PhD History Yeori Park Yeori , PhD ALC; Jeffrey Javed Jeffrey Presenters: Presenters: Baecker ALC; Fellow, toral Faculty Convener: Cunningham Interdisciplinary, not-for-credit forums convened for forums convened not-for-credit Interdisciplinary, to greater on issues related students working graduate faculty horizons and build disciplinary China to broaden connections. and student Workshop Group China Reading Interdisciplinary Science) Gallagher (Political Faculty convener: Mary Ang Yuen Yuen Davenport Science; Political Social Work; Boo Jeremy Science; Political Lee Jisoo Graduate Chinese Studies Interdisciplinary Student/Faculty Workshop Graduate Workshops, 2018-19 Workshops, Graduate Michael Thompson-Brusstar History; Fellow, Postdoctoral Nicole Wu Science; Science;

– Anthropology Ph.D. Student - Lieberthal-Rogel Endowment – Anthropology , admitted as a PhD student in the , “Performing Narrative Mediation: Narrative , “Performing , “’Resolutely Support the Just Struggle of , “’Resolutely Support , “A Travel Account of Middle Imperial China Account of Middle Imperial Travel , “A of participant observation at a boutique law firm in Shanghai where I was able to really dig into the I was able to really of participant observation at a boutique law firm in Shanghai where law firm's daily routines, allowed me to better separate what people say they're doing from what they doing from what people say they're allowed me to better separate law firm's daily routines, still working an issue out… As China and Chinese businesses increasingly take leads on the world stage, take leads on the still working an issue out… As China and Chinese businesses increasingly actually do…As partici- where I particularly found it useful to focus on interactions an anthropologist, and legal culture in the PRC. Thanks in part to support from LRCCS I was able to complete 2 years LRCCS I was able to complete 2 years Thanks in part to support from in the PRC. and legal culture my scholarship may also prove valuable to understanding what shape their influence may take.” valuable to understanding may also prove my scholarship pants are ambivalent, or, in other words, they don't quite know how they feel about something and are are they don't quite know how they feel about something and in other words, ambivalent, or, pants are practice of corporate employment law and attorney client interactions. Being there, integrated into the into integrated Being there, employment law and attorney client interactions. of corporate practice ADRIENNE LAGMAN “I am a socio-cultural anthropologist and doctoral candidate … specializing in contemporary law candidate … specializing in contemporary and doctoral anthropologist “I am a socio-cultural MA Cohort faculty with advisors staff: S.E. and r to l (ALC); Kile Raymond Hsu, Weiwei Lu, Hanyu Hou, Mary Gallagher (LRCCS Director, Pol Sci), Par Cassel (Graduate Studies Director, History), Ena Schlorff (LRCCS), Carol Stepanchuk (LRCCS) Alex Garcia Mao Zedong Thought, Robert F. the American Blacks’: and Chinese Support for the Civil Rights Williams, Movement.” Hanyu Hou in Huang and "Threads" as "Tailors" Matchmakers Interiors: qiu fen”; “Sensory Effects and Emotional Dream The Spatialization of Senses and Minds in of the Red Chamber.” Raymond Hsu Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. Lu Weiwei Religion, and by a Japanese Monk: Polities, in the Eleventh Century.” Worldview LRCCS MA Graduates, 2018 Graduates, MA LRCCS (MIRS) Studies and Regional in International Masters an LRCCS offers of expertise, range With a wide specialized provides that degree master’s interdisciplinary in the newly established in Chinese studies and, training studies and regional in international program master’s on comparative students to draw (MIRS), prepares and analytic tools necessary for addressing perspectives global issues and challenges. LRCCS VOICES 9 University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2018–2019 8 — LRCCS Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral Fellowships support research in the study of China and are open to scholars in the humanities or social sciences conducting well-designed research and writing projects. While at U-M, Postdoctoral Fellows can pursue their research, present their work at conferences and the LRCCS Noon Lecture Series, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and engage with the broader U-M academic community.

2019-21—incoming two-year cohort: Eloise Wright (PhD History, University of California, Berkeley), dissertation: "Re-Writing Dali: Literati and Local Identity in Dali, Yunnan, 1253-1675.” Wen Yu (PhD History, Harvard University), dissertation: "The Search for a Chinese Way in the Modern World: From the Rise of Evidential Learning to the Birth of Chinese Cultural Identity.” “Thanks to the Lieberthal-Rogel Center’s worldly renowned and diverse research community in Chinese Studies, the LRCCS Postdoctoral Fellowship provides me with an ideal intellectual environment LRCCS postdoctoral fellow Elizabeth Berger examining fossil remains. to revise my dissertation into a monograph. The combination of experienced world-class scholars and bright young 2017-19—departing two-year cohort: Elizabeth Berger minds from different fields and cultural backgrounds (PhD Anthropology, University of North Carolina), now offers an unparalleled environment for me to deepen an assistant professor of anthropology at University of my understanding and refine my arguments, and it allows California, Riverside. Duan Lei (PhD History, Syracuse me to develop avenues to convey the importance of University), now a faculty member in the department of my projects on modern Chinese ideologies and political history at Arizona State University. Jeffrey Javed (PhD thought to a broader scholarly audience.” — LRCCS Government, Harvard University), currently has accepted postdoctoral fellow Wen Yu, historian a position at Facebook. Anne Rebull (PhD and Civilizations, University of Chicago), “A postdoctoral fellowship at presently lecturing at U-M Department of Asian LRCCS not only gives me time and Languages and Cultures. resources for writing, the scholarly community at the University of Michigan is already greatly enriching my academic life. In only one month I have already participated in lectures, seminars, and working groups which have introduced me to scholars across fields and disciplines, enabling me to explore interdisciplinary approaches more deeply, enhance my teaching and expand the audience for my research.” — LRCCS postdoctoral fellow Eloise Wright, historian

STEVE BEATTIE – LSA Graduate, 2019 China Internship Initiative Walter Power Scholarship “China is doing some cutting-edge work in the areas of data analysis, artificial intelligence, and are joining various aspects of data science and technology with social and economic development… Not only did I have the opportunity to develop essential skills in my field, but I was able to so in a truly multi-cultural environment. I regularly got a chance to work with people from literally all over the world. . . . due in part to a recommendation from my internship supervisor, I was able to secure a place in the Data Science and Information Technology master’s program at Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (in the southern port city of Shenzhen) starting in this upcoming fall semester!” ; East Washtenaw Washtenaw , a consortium of program in program ; library travel grants for grants travel ; library University of Puerto Rico University Midwest Institute for Interna- for Midwest Institute Updates on faculty news, on-site Updates on faculty news, Latest news and events, programming, programming, Latest news and events, East Asia K-12 Teacher Workshops K-12 Teacher East Asia Substantive content related to the study of Substantive content related World History and Literary Initiative Initiative and Literary History World professional development opportunities development opportunities professional and ; and 100 two-year colleges; language support at 100 Community College (WCC) development of an the and educators; researchers Certification Language Teacher Asia School of Education; support with the U-M partnership studies experts for area of teaching workshops through faculty and students at (UPR) students. for masters http://www.ii.umich.edu/lrccs LRCCS on Facebook: and media bytes. happenings cultural event responses, https://www.facebook.com/centerforchinesestudies LRCCS Blog: students, LRCCS faculty, from China with guest bloggers alumni, and commentators. http://www.chinese-studies-blog.org collaborations with the collaborations Education (MIIIE) tional/Intercultural Outreach activity on the artistry of painted faces as seen in Chinese opera performance and interpreted by students. LRCCS Social Media LRCCS Website: video and audio recordings. East Asia National Resource Center Title VI Center National Resource East Asia Chinese Studies along Center for The Lieberthal-Rogel the U-M East Asia form studies centers area with other under the auspices supported Center, National Resource Education Act of 1965 and the of Title VI of the Higher training to strengthen U.S. Department of Education, of East Asia in conjunction with in the major languages helps in the field. This award studies training area major centers as one of the nation’s role support U-M’s and a deeper understanding expert resources providing to China related and historical issues of contemporary the public at large. and to students, educators, includes educator workshops offered Programming the through (WHaLi) Outreach to Educators, Students, Students, Educators, to Outreach and Community with , one of , one of Stan Lai in Zhejiang Province each in Zhejiang Province Lai holds Director October. in Dra- degree a doctorate unprecedented two times unprecedented Lai In 2007, (1988, 2001). the prestigious received and Award, Cultural Taipei was elected in Beijing to Hall of the Chinese Theatre Fame. In the early 1980s he started the Performance with his in Taipei Workshop wife, Ding Nai-chu; in 2013 he cofounded the Wuzhen Festival, an inter- Theatre national gathering held Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land Film screening of playwright/director, Stan Lai. Stan Lai delivering lecture on creativity at U-M Weiser Hall, March 28, 2019. matic Art from the University of California, Berkeley and the University matic Art from National University has taught extensively at the Taipei University. of the Arts and at UC Berkeley and Stanford Distinguished Visitor 2019: 2019: Distinguished Visitor in Asia. and playwrights directors the foremost 30 original plays as well as His works include over Taiwan’s He has received and operas. films feature an the National Arts Award, for the arts, highest award LRCCS Distinguished Visitor Visitor Distinguished LRCCS Visitor Program Distinguished The Lieberthal-Rogel of Michigan University an opportunity for provides to connect at large and community faculty, students, and other individuals (diplomats with prominent public intellectuals, journalists, government officials, etc.) whose artists, business innovators, NGO leaders, public impact have had significant lives and careers and deepening with China on advancing relationships of China. understanding

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2018–2019 — 11 10 Excerpts from Top BLOG Posts

Wang Qingsong, LRCCS artist-in-residence 2017–18, on method, and that is created a photographic work The Bloodstained Shirt which a problem. You need to was on display at UMMA’s Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery have both, and you need from February 2nd until May 26, 2019. To learn more to learn both in separate about Wang’s work, Dr. Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art domains, the domains of at UMMA, sat down with Wang for an interview. In this art and life. For example, interview, Wang discusses why Detroit? a guitar player can’t learn wisdom through the fingerboard of their instrument. You can learn method there, but the wisdom comes from somewhere else. Which is life.

What can you do with an MA from LRCCS? For this interview, we talked to LRCCS alum Patrick Cranley (’88) in Shanghai, co-founder of AsiaMedia. He talks about his time at LRCCS, Jewish ghettos in Shanghai, and the limits of labels like socialism and free markets. This is an excerpt about his tours of Shanghai. Sept 12, 2018 Wang Qingsong: Since 1997, I have been thinking about making this photo. I did check upon locations in Beijing. As Patrick Cranley: On the business side, I run AsiaMedia— the time changed, I decided to find another locale instead which does marketing, public relations, and communica- of Beijing which might be more interesting. Detroit metro- tions consulting. We’re also involved in lots of community area seemed to be more appropriate to tell the story between things. My wife and I have always been involved in the U.S. and China… Detroit was quite similar to Beijing, historic preservation. So we started a group called Historic experiencing drastic development and fast tempo. It was Shanghai, which does research, presentations and tours much like Beijing. Now Greater Detroit Area endures a slow for the local community. It’s become much bigger than we recovery. It is reactivated with something in the making ever envisioned…. About half of our events are guided with urban movement. For example, the first day we saw tours of different parts of the city. We also host lectures an old factory where we planned to shoot which was in different venues with authors and specialists in the area. fenced up a few months later. I believe this location will Jonathan Kaufman of Northeastern University spoke to not be replaced by a new factory or a new building. In the us recently about his forthcoming book on the Sassoons, future, this location might disappear or a new building a Sephardic Jewish family who came to Shanghai in the might appear here. We cannot imagine what Beijing will 19th century to trade and became fabulously wealthy. be like in the future. Probably Beijing might go into decay Thousands of Russian Jews arrived here in the early 1900s, after aggressive development, like Detroit. All these are and then tens of thousands of European Jews arrived in unexpected. The whole world is like this. From the early the late 1930s to escape Nazi persecution. They were all industrial revolution onwards, many countries and cities part of the diverse tapestry of peoples who contributed result in decay, up to this current made-in-China epoch to the flourishing of Shanghai. transgression. I think this is a process.

LRCCS had the honor to host Professor Stan Lai 赖声川 as a distinguished visitor for the last week of March. Stan Lai is one of the most acclaimed playwrights and directors in Asia, whose work includes over 30 original plays as well as feature films and operas. In this interview, Prof Lai talks about his views on creativity, and its link to wisdom and spirituality. Apr 22, 2019 Prof Lai: I'd practiced and taught for many years, but never thought that creativity ITSELF could be taught. On a trip to India I had a breakthrough. I think of creativity as having two facets—method and wisdom. But we only concentrate

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Uterus Man , Organizer: Organizer: . Lu Yang, director. . Lu Yang, Canton Novelty. LRCCS Postdoctoral Fellow, University University Fellow, LRCCS Postdoctoral of Michigan. Diversification and Resilience: Diversification Age of Bronze The Bioarchaeology Northwest China.” Wang Qingsong, director. Qingsong, Wang Oct 30 Noon Lecture. Oct 28 Film. A Window into Counterrevolutionary: Saga the Christianity in China through of a Single Family.” Philadelphia Inquirer. Annual Conference. Nov 9-10 History and Sinology: An International in Honor of Conference Powers. of Oxford. Film. Nov 11 University of California at Davis. University Oct 25 Film. and November 2018 Nov 4 Film. Mandala Brain Nov 6 Noon Lecture. Oct 11 Occasional Lecture Occasional Oct 11 Crisis of Success.” University. Harvard Lecture. Oct 23 Noon Propaganda The Place of Socialist Theater in China.” Stories Grandmother’s Aunt. with My Great , ,

, , Steven Jean Oi Dragonfly Dragonfly Sida Liu Jeff “China’s “China’s Performing Performing “Spatializing “Plato, Through , University of , University , artist and film Susan Whiting Susan , Peking University, University, , Peking Eric L. Hutton , The College of Idaho. Xu Bing , Harvard University, University, , Harvard Mary Gallagher (2017). (2017). University of Utah. University October 2018 Oct 2 Noon Lecture. Infant Burial in Qing China” Snyder-Reinke and Lecture. Oct 7 Film Screening and “The Origins of Creativity” Eyes director. Oct 9 Noon Lecture. Confucian Eyes.” and Michigan. “ Sept 25 Noon Lecture. and Lawyers, Artivisim: Feminists, Online Mobilization in China.” September 2018 Discussion. Sept 14 Panel Success and Past Adaptive Governance: in honor of Prof. Challenges,” Future (1938-2001). Michel Oksenberg Seattle, of Washington, University Changdong Zhang of Toronto. University Goldstein Calendar of Events Calendar of the most prominent LRCCS is one deeper under- devoted to a centers China, both past and standing of of the University It provides present. community Michigan campus and to engage with unique opportunities lectures, through with leading scholars and workshops. series, film conferences, University, Stanford

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2018–2019 — 13 12 Feb 8-9 Conference. “Environment Mar 26 Noon Lecture. “Government Apr 12 Exhibit. “Staging Theater: and Adaptation in Ancient China: Campaigns and Policy Positioning of Chinese Operatic Practice and Recent Advances and Global Context.” Businesses in China.” Boliang Zhu, Performance.” Elizabeth Berger, LRCCS Postdoctoral Pennsylvania State University. Organizers: Carol Stepanchuk, LRCCS Fellow, University of Michigan, and Mar 26 Film Screening and Lecture. and Liangyu Fu, U-M Asia Library. Par Cassel, University of Michigan. Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land Apr 12-13 Annual Conference. Feb 12 Noon Lecture. “Heaven and (1992). Stan Lai, playwright and “Understanding Media: New Earth are Within One’s Grasp”: The director with Anne Rebull, LRCCS Perspectives on Ming-Qing Literature.” Healer’s Body-as-Technology in Chinese Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Organizers: S.E. Kile, University of Medicine.” Marta Hanson, Johns Michigan. Michigan; Tom Kelly, Michigan Society Hopkins University. Mar 28 Distinguished Visitor Lecture. of Fellows. Feb 13, 15 Performance and Panel. “Reconfiguring the Box—On Creativity.” Apr 16 Noon Lecture. “Reinstalling “The Painted Face: Artistry, Design, Stan Lai, playwright with Bright the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Asian and Voice in Chinese Opera.” Li Yang, Sheng, University of Michigan. Galleries: New Voices and New National Peking Opera Troupe, David April 2019 Perspectives.” Katherine Kasdorf, Rolston, University of Michigan, Apr 2 Noon Lecture. “Constructing Detroit Institute of Arts Joseph Lam, University of Michigan, Nature and Culture In and Out of the Apr 17 Research Seminar. “The Anne Rebull, LRCCS Postdoctoral Studio.” Yunshuang Zhang, Wayne Monopoly over Violence in a Late Fellow, University of Michigan. State University. Modernizer Evidence from Imperial Feb 19 Noon Lecture. “Ethics, Identity Apr 2 Roundtable. “The Uyghur China.” Yuhua Wang, Harvard and Sociality in Wuna Wu’s First-person Human Rights Crisis Roundtable University and Marc Dincecco, Documentaries.” Tze-lan Sang, Discussion: What is Happening in University of Michigan. Michigan State University. Northwest China?” Mary Gallagher, Apr 23 Lecture. “The State of the U.S.- Feb 26 Noon Lecture. “Mao’s Secret University of Michigan, Zubayra China Relationship.” Susan Thornton, Photo Retoucher: Redefining Chinese Shamseden, UgUyghur Human Rights Yale University Paul Tsai China Center. Masculinity for a New China.” Lex Jing Project, Gardner Bovingdon, Indiana May 2019 Lu, Clark University. University Bloomington, and Nico May 31 Panel Discussion. “Feminist Howson, University of Michigan. March 2019 Activism in China: #MeToo and Mar 12 Noon Lecture. “Prizes of the Apr 6 Symposium. “Chinese Beyond.” Moderator: Wang Zheng, “Great Upheaval”: The International Contemporary Art: Curation, Collection, University of Michigan. Politics and Business of Chinese and Connection.” Organizer: Fang Art During World War I.” Ian Shin, Zhang, University of Michigan. LRCCS also hosts individually directed University of Michigan. Apr 9 Noon Lecture. “The Origins book review sessions, interdisciplinary Mar 19 Noon Lecture. “China’s and Evolution of Social Surveillance student-faculty workshops, professional Universities in Perspective.” Yingqi in China.” Martin Dimitrov, Tulane development sessions, and job talks to Qian, Tsinghua University. University. facilitate feedback on manuscripts, scholarship, and presentations.

ELENA HUBBELL – LSA Graduate, 2018 China Internship Initiative – Walt Power Scholarship “. . . LRCCS kindly granted me a scholarship to participate in an internship with the Michigan-China Innovation Center (MCIC). The MCIC manages Michigan’s relationship with China, so when the governor of Michigan visits China or a Chinese company plans to invest in Michigan, MCIC has it handled. As an intern, I was able get hands on experience with government to government relations as well as learn the ins and outs of investment at a state level. I currently work as an Executive Assistant for MCIC and I know that this wouldn’t have been possible without my LRCCS scholarship.” scholars across across scholars postdoctoral fellows fellows postdoctoral in the humanities and social sciences have been selected in one- and two-year programs that include teaching, research, and academic presentations 12 88 the country and globe have at research current presented for the university noon lectures campus and community

Mission The mission of the Center is to promote broader and and broader promote of the Center is to The mission of peoples and cultures of the deeper understanding teaching, research, through past and present, China, both venues available of public information and the full range community and beyond. both within the University of the Center’s and character The intellectual content faculty and, where shaped by the core are programs Its programs and faculty. students, graduate appropriate, public, the scholarly community, serve the general Michigan of Michigan faculty and students, University citizens and organizations. and interested teachers, academic

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C C R L (ALC) Ben Brose de Pee Christian San Duanmu (Linguistics) Urban Planning) and Lan Deng (Architecture Erik Mueggler (Anthropology) Ex Officio Mary Gallagher (Political Science) ) Nico Howson (Law Liangyu Fu (Asia Library) and symposia have been maximizing the organized among faculty, synergies from students and scholars institutions major research

5 9 internationally recognized internationally recognized in the fields of economics, art, contemporary business, and political science theatre have been invited for short- term visits or residencies Since U-M alumnus Mr. Richard Rogel endowed the center, naming it the naming it the Rogel endowed the center, Richard Mr. Since U-M alumnus over: Studies (LRCCS) in 2014, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Building the Future Building the

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