Confucius Institute Inaugural Lecture


Nov
05
2009

  • Host Department: Chinese
  • Date: 11/05/2009
  • Time: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
  • Location: UMMA Stearn Auditorium, 525 S. State
  • Description: Professor Martin Powers delivers the inaugural lecture celebrating the opening of the Confucius Institute at U-M, "De-familiarizing the Exotic: Appreciating the Arts of China in the 21st Century."
  • Detailed Information:

    The Confucius Institute-UM is the latest of the 300-plus institutes worldwide which work to strengthen cooperation with China, study the languages, arts, and cultures of China, and increase intercultural understanding with the peoples of China. The Confucius Institute-UM is a collaborative effort between the Office of the Provost and its partners in China: Hanban (Chinese Language Council International) and Renmin University of China. www.confucius.umich.edu