Chinese Politics & Society: Public Lecture Series

This weekly lecture series provides an in-depth exploration of current issues in Chinese politics and society. Each week features an expert lecture from world-renowned China scholars. Topics covered include China's political economy, the Chinese Communist Party, reforms post-1980s, urban-rural divide, environmental challenges, media freedom, student movements, and higher education in China. This lecture series is open to the public and is run in conjunction with a course taught by Professor Yiqing Xu. 
 

About the Speaker

Perry Link is Chancellorial Chair for Teaching Across Disciplines at the University of California, Riverside and Emeritus Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He specializes in modern Chinese literature and Chinese language. Link is a Harvard University alumnus who received his B.A. in 1966 and his Ph.D. in 1976. He has published in the fields of modern Chinese language, literature, popular culture, intellectual history, art and politics.