2002
MICHIGAN CHINA FORUM
May 12, 2002, Ann Arbor, MI
Brownlee Room, School of Education
Building
(610 E. University Ave., Room 2327)
Organized by Michigan China Fellows
With Financial Support from:
Chinese
Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) at University of Michigan
Starting Time: 2:00pm
2:00 Opening Remarks
Zhengxu Wang, PhD Student, Political Science
and Higher Education
2:15-3:25 Session One: Politics, Economy,
and Society
1. WTO and China's Economic Transformation:
Institutional Perspective and Policy Options
Zhou (Joe) Fang, PhD Student, Political Science
2. Women in Revolution: A Comparative
Perspective
Ji Li, PhD Student, History
3. Grassroots Community Space in Urban
China and NGO's Development
Juan Chen, PhD Student, Political Science and
Social Work
4. ˇ°People in One's
Own Sideˇ± ( ziji ren ): A Case Study on How Chinese
Categorize Their Guanxi
Yiyin Yang, Associate Professor, Chinese Academy
of Social Science Institute of Sociology
3:25-3:30 Break
3:30-4:30 Session Two: Art, History,
Literature, and Language
1. Fan Paintings in Song Dynasty China
Bo Liu, PhD Student, Art History
2. Body, Torture and the Writing of History:
The "Othering" in "Waiting for Barbarians"
Yifu Wang, PhD Student, Comparative Literature
3. Wh-Movement in Mandarin
Yang Ye, PhD Student, Linguistics
4:30-4:35 Break
4:35-5:45 Session Three: Education, Research,
and Technology
1. Researching with EndNote
Baohui Zhang, PhD Student, Educational Technology
2. "Virtual Expedition": Bridging the
Gap between Novices and Historians
Meilan Zhang, PhD Student, Educational Technology
3. Democratic Citizenship: A Four-Level
Model for Educators and the Public
Zhengxu Wang, PhD Student, Political Science
and Higher Education
4. Changes in Chinese Higher Education
at the Turn of Century: An Overview
Zhengxu Wang, PhD Student, Political Science
and Higher Education
Yinmei Wan, PhD Student, Higher Education
5:50-5:55: Break
5:55-6:30 Plenary Session
1. Surviving Graduate School: First Year
and Beyond
Roundtable Discussion with Baohui Zhang and
Others
2. Wrapping Up The First Michigan China
Forum
Forum Close.
