IEAS - Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley

"The Internet Revolution in China"

Xiao Qiang, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

DATE:Wednesday, April 9, 2008
TIME:6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
PLACE:150 University Hall, 2199 Addison Street, Berkeley
FORMAT:Lecture Series: "The Emerging Narrative of China"
SPONSORS:Institute of East Asian Studies, Center for Chinese Studies, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Beginning in April, Berkeley will offer a unique preview of the Beijing Summer Olympics with a series of lectures, a symposium and in-depth magazine coverage of the historical and cultural meaning of this event to China and the World. The events are a collaboration among the California Alumni Association and California magazine, the Institute of East Asian Studies and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI @Berkeley). For more information, please contact: 510-642-9934.

The series is open to the public for a fee of $10 per lecture. Campus community with a Cal ID, CAA members with a membership card, and OLLI members are free. *Please RSVP to berkeley_olli@berkeley.edu*

Other programs in the OLLI @Berkeley Lecture Series: The Emerging Narrative of China:

April 16: Striking a Balance: Development and Conservation in Rural China Today
Mui Ho, Department of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley

April 23: China From Space: Cities, Land, and Preservation Policies
Peng Gong, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley

April 30: A History of Misunderstanding
Wen-hsin Yeh, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley

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