Celebrating the Scholarship and Legacy of Professor Elizabeth J. Perry

Registration is full (for in-person attendance). Unfortunately due to space constraints we cannot accommodate non-registered attendees.

The conference will be live streamed. Sign up for the livestream (via Zoom webinar) here.

*Update (9/28): Please note the venue has changed from the Tsai Auditorium to Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Ave.*

Co-sponsored with the Harvard University Asia Center and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

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Conference agenda

9:00–9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks

James Robson, Mark Wu, and Michael Puett, introduced by Yuhua Wang

Panel I: China in Historical Perspective

9:20–10:50 a.m.
Chair: Yuhua Wang

Panelists: Neil Diamant, Iza Ding, Mark Frazier, Gail Hershatter, Jeff Javed, Daniel Koss, Hou Li, Victor Shih, Tia Thornton

10:50–11:10 a.m. Coffee Break

Panel II: China in Comparative Perspective

11:10 a.m.–12:40 p.m.
Chair: Martin Dimitrov

Panelists: Regina Abrami, Sheena Greitens, Jingkai He, Karrie Koesel, Ching Kwan Lee, Kristen Looney, Meg Rithmire, Lily Tsai

Panel III: Reflections on Professor Perry’s Scholarly Contributions

2:00–3:30 p.m.
Chair: Ben Read
Panelists: Tim Cheek, Debbie Davis, Joe Esherick, Mary Gallagher, Devesh Kapur, Prerna Singh, Peidong Sun, Jeff Wasserstrom, Helin Wu

3:30–3:50 p.m. Coffee Break

Panel IV: Institution Building at Harvard and Beyond

3:50–5:20 p.m.
Chair: Susan Pharr
Panelists: Andy Gordon, Helena Kolenda, Terry Lautz, Ruohong Li, Orville Schell, Bob Snow, Stefanie Van Pelt