Showing events on October 22, 2013
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CSS Noon Lecture Series - Marriage Networks and the Geography of Power in Ninth-Century China
October 22, 2013 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Nicholas Tackett, Assistant Professor of History, University of California Berkeley
How does one account for the long-term survival of the medieval Chinese aristocratic clans despite important institutional developments, including the expanded use of the civil service examinations? How does one then explain the sudden collapse of these families at the turn of the tenth century? By exploiting a large prosopographic database, this presentation will explore how a better understanding of the geographic distribution of political power and of the Tang political elite's social networks can help resolve these questions.
Nicolas Tackett received his PhD from Columbia University in 2006. After postdoctoral fellowships at the Getty Research Institute and Stanford University, he joined the U.C. Berkeley History Department in 2009. He has just completed a monograph on The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy. He is now working on a second monograph that will look at how unusual social, political, and geopolitical factors during the eleventh century spurred Chinese intellectuals into developing a new sense of their place in the world.
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Executive Committee Meeting
October 22, 2013 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Fall 2013 Executive Committee meeting.
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MSW/PhD Prospective Student Webinar
October 22, 2013 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET
This online session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work's MSW & PhD programs. Topics covered will include: Curriculum, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Social Work Faculty & Staff, Degree Requirements, and Financial Aid. To register go to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/552693874
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Idealist.org Austin Graduate School Fair
October 22, 2013 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
Stop by the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair to speak with an admissions representative about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.
The fair is free and open to anyone considering graduate school.
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Social Justice Film and Discussion Series: "Where Soldiers Come From"
October 22, 2013 - 6:00 PM ET
Please consider attending the film "Where Soldiers Come From" as part of a monthly Social Justice Film & Discussion Series. The film follows the experiences of a group of friends from the Upper Peninsula who enlist in the National Guard, and are deployed to Afghanistan. The discussion to follow will be led by the film director, Heather Courtney.