The China Semester

Why China Matters


List of Activities

In the Eye of the Hurricane
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Why China Thrives Despite Corruption
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Tai Chi Chuan Class
7:00-8:00 p.m., Thursdays, Aug. 30-Nov. 1, 2007
Racquetball courts on MSSU campus
Enrollment fee: $50

Chinese Film Festival: Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept 4, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

The Rise of China in the 21st Century Through Sport
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Two Worlds, Single Country: The Rural and Urban Divide in China
9:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 7, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Democratizing or Legitimizing the Authoritarian Regime: Political Reform in China Since 1989
11:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 7, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Eloquence in the Mandarin Court: The Place of Poetry in the Life of Chinese Court-Officials
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Southern Theatre presents: Snow in Midsummer
7:30 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, Sept. 11-15, 2007
Bud Walton Theatre
Admission: free to students, faculty, staff; $3 for adults; $1 for senior citizens and high school students

Chinese Film Festival: Farewell My Concubine (Ba wang bie ji)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept 18, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Chinese Kite Flying Contest (instructions)
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21
University Java in Spiva Library

The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in Contemporary China
9:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Six Things That Every Businessperson Should Know About China
11:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

The Flora of China: An International Project to Describe the 31,000 Wild Plants of China
7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Travels in China for Botanical Field Work
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Confucian Role Ethics: A Moral Foundation for Human Rights
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Gockel International Symposium
The "China Challenge" as Myth and Reality
9:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Gockel International Symposium
China and the U.S.: Who Threatens Who?
7:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Uncontested Nationalism and Realpolitik in China's Changing Relations with the U.S.
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Modern China and Chinese Past: A Political Analysis of China-Japan-Taiwan Triangle
1:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Chinese Film Festival: The Blue Kite (Lan feng zheng)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

The Taiwan Difference
Diabolo Dance Theatre of Taiwan
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free


Kung Fu Theatre: Tales from the Beijing Opera
7:300 p.m., Saturday, Oct 6, 2007
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Chinese Film Festival: Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Doing Business in China: The New Entrepreneurs
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

From the Heartland of China to the Heartland of America
10:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

One Life to Live: Born in China...What is Your Future?
9:00 a.m., Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

The Young and the Restless: Dating, Marriage, and Career Mobility in China
11:00 a.m., Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

The Golden Years and Grave Justice: The Social Safety Net — Whole or Full of Holes?
1:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Chinese Film Festival: Breaking the Silence (Piao liang ma ma)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

2007 China Conference
The Dragon Awake: China and its Emergence as a Global Business Leader
Thursday-Friday, Nov. 1-2, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: $100 conference registration fee; complimentary admission to individual events for MSSU students, faculty, and staff

The Evolving Socio-Economic and Political Landscape of International Business in China
9:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Wu Man and Friends
7:00 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

The Dragon Sleeps: The Smoking Opium Business in the 19th Century American West
9:00 a.m., Friday, Nov. 2, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Tigers and Rats and Snakes, Oh My! Chinese Zodiac Symbols — Fact or Fantasy?
11:00 a.m., Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Composing Music Between Countries
1:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Sound of China
7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Chinese Film Festival: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Xiao cai feng)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Family Planning in Rural China
10:00 a.m., Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Sources of Conflict in Rural China
11:00 a.m., Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Songs and Dances from China
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

East Meets West: Amelia Piano Trio
7:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
College Heights Christian Church
4311 E. Newman Road
Admission: free

Appreciation Rarely Appears First:
A Testimonial from an MSSU Student Who Spent Two Years in China

On request
Please contact Dr. Chad Stebbins at 417-625-9736 to schedule a presentation

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