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Yunnan China: Cultural Connections Along the Mekong
A Conference at Connecticut College
in collaboration with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural
Heritage
April 28 to May 1, 2004
For the most up-to-date listing of conference events, please consult the Online Calendar of Events, which may reflect time or location changes.
Wednesday, April 28 |
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| 4:30-6:00 PM |
Lecture: "The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival" by Dr. Richard Kennedy, Deputy Director, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Sponsor: Yunnan China/Mekong Project |
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Thursday, April 29 |
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| 4:30-5:30 PM | Documentary on Cultures of Yunnan China (Olin 014) |
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| 8:00 PM | Documentary on Cultures of Laos (Olin 014) |
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| 9:00 PM | Documentary on Cultures of Vietnam (Olin 014) |
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Friday, April 30 |
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| 9:00-9:30 AM |
Welcome (Fran Hoffman, Connecticut College and Richard Kurin, Smithsonian)
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center |
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| 9:00 AM-12:30 PM |
Conference: Panel 1: Cultural Traditions and Identity in Yunnan Presented by Professor Yang Fuquan, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences; Professor Helen Rees, UCLA; Professor Charles McKhan, Whitman College; Professor Shanshan Du, Tulane University; Moderator: Professor Barbara Zabel, Connecticut College; Discussant: Dr. Ken Hao, Center for US-China Arts Exchange, Columbia University Sponsor: Yunnan China/Mekong Project |
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| 1:30-4:00 PM |
Conference: Panel 2: Yunnan Roots and Southeast Asian Branches (Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center) Presented by Dr. Magnus Fiskesjö, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm; Professor Ann Maxwell Hill, Dickinson College; Jing Li, University of Pennsylvania; Moderator: Dr. Richard Kennedy, Smithsonian Institution; Discussant: Dr. Frank Proschan, Smithsonian Institution Sponsor: Yunnan China/Mekong Project |
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| 4:15-5:45 PM | Discussion and comments from Mekong region participants |
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| 8:00 PM | Documentary on Cultures of Cambodia (Olin 014) |
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| 9:00 PM | Documentary on Cultures of Thailand (Olin 014) |
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For more information contact Lan-Lan Wang
E-mail: lhwan@conncoll.edu
Phone: 860-439-2858