THINKERY is an experimental, grass-roots series of informal, open-mic talks, hosting anyone at all on any topic whatsoever, and is organized in two-month bursts aiming to find compelling new voices in Shanghai.
Past Speakers:
- 03/29/17: Graham Earnshaw, “Book Launch: The Formosa Fraud“
- 03/22/17: Ezra Mitchell, “The Self-Destructive Path of American Capitalism: A Cautionary Tale for China“
- 03/15/17: Yolanda Vom Hagen, “Unmasking the Self through Photography“
- 03/08/17: Zhou Yu, “Fear, Anger, and Pathos: Reclaiming My Soul in China’s Gilded Age, 1986-2016“
- 03/01/17: Marko Ljubičić, “NATO Aggression on Yugoslavia in 1999“
- 02/22/17: Albert Khaoutiev, “Dark History of the USSR: Deportations and Genocides“
- 02/15/17: Alina Levskya, “Dating in Shanghai: A Slavic Perspective“
- 02/08/17: Ryan Ulrich, “Inside China’s Biggest Bankruptcy: Shedding Light on a Solar Disaster“
- 05/03/16: Graham Earnshaw, “On Being a Publisher in China“
- 04/26/16: Katya Knyazeva, “Shanghai Old Town: Topography of a Phantom City“
- 04/19/16: Chris Ruffle, “A Decent Bottle of Wine in China“
- 04/12/16: Stephen Harder, “Journeys to a War: Auden and Isherwood in China“
- 04/05/16: Brantley Turner, “International Education in China: It’s NOT Western Education
- 03/29/16: Graham Earnshaw, “Graham Earnshaw: Founder of Modern Music in China?“
- 03/22/16: Kathy Morrow, “Screening and Discussion: Self-Portrait with Three Women“
- 03/15/16: Vince Ungvary, “Marco Polo, Columbus and Old Maps of China“
- 12/15/15: Tiger Zhang, “Xi Jinping’s International Strategy and Its Regional Implications“
- 12/08/15: Nils Weisensee, “Pyongyang Entrepreneurs: Business Stories from North Korea“
- 12/01/15: Douglas Clark, “Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics“
- 11/24/15: Allen Wan, “What’s Next for China’s Rollercoaster Stock Market?“
- 11/17/15: Max Rech, “China’s World Economy: The World of China’s Economy“
- 11/10/15: John Van Fleet, “Tales of Old Tokyo“
- 11/03/15: Jennifer Ruth, “Memory in Chinese Cinema: Chen Kaige, Wang Xiaoshuai, and Others“
- 10/27/15: Chermayn Chan, “Quantify Me: Living in an Age of Personalized Genetics“
- 12/09/14: Chermayn Chan, “Is Critical Thinking a Skills Gap in China?“
- 12/02/14: Dhawal Doshi, “Understanding India’s 2014 Election and the Rise of Narendra Modi“
- 11/25/14: Vince Ungvary, “Jesuit Mapping of China: 1600-1800“
- 11/18/14: Pete Rogers, “Daring to be Yourself: The Risks and Opportunities of More Authentic Living“
- 11/11/14: Rosanna Termino and Alessio Belotti, “Social Robots: From Work to Bed?“
- 11/04/14: Steve Bielinski, “Understanding China’s LGBT Community: The Business Case for Diversity“
- 10/28/14: Andrew Field, “Shanghai: Rise and Fall of a Dancing Metropolis“
- 10/21/14: Andrea Ghiselli, “China’s New Silk Road: Past and Present, East to West“
- 04/22/14: Andrew Dale, “Student Unrest in Taiwan: A Brief History of Power, Politics, and Identity“
- 04/15/14: Julie Chun, “Understanding Public Sculptures in Shanghai and Beyond“
- 04/08/14: Nicolas Grevot, “Taiwanese Aborigines“
- 04/01/14: Natasha Robinson, “Female Education and One-Child Families in China“
- 03/25/14: Jeffrey Chen, “Chinese Perspectives on Ukraine“
- 03/18/14: Lin Jia and Shamim Ahmadzadegan, “Spaces In-Between: Creating Connected Communities in China“
- 03/11/14: Austin Volz, “Are the Liberal Arts in Chinese Universities Useful?“
- 03/04/14: Clare Jacobson, “New Museums in China“
- 12/03/13: Elisé Lammers, “Is the American Dream What You Think It Is?“
- 11/26/13: Barry Lee, “A Chinese-American Perspective on Identity“
- 11/19/13: Frank Lavin, “China’s Quiet Transformation: How E-Commerce is Changing China
- 11/12/13: Steve Shi, “Do Chinese Lack EQ? Chinese Education and Emotional Intelligence“
- 11/05/13: Barnaby Powell, “Culture and Empire“
- 10/29/13: Ted Varani, “Surveillance and Privacy, Crime and Security“
- 10/22/13: Cindy Zhou, “Being a Journalist in China“
- 10/15/13: Russell Menyhart, “Fatherhood: How Do We Raise Our Boys?“
- 09/10/13: Steve Shi, “Learning to Love: A Dating Coach’s Perspective on the Shanghai Singles Market“
- 09/03/13: Moritz Fisher, “Doing Business Online: First Steps in China“
- 08/27/13: Russell Menyhart, “The Quality Without a Name: Applying Christopher Alexander’s Pattern Language“
- 08/20/13: Brian Tam, “The Future of Work“
- 08/13/13: Stephany Zoo, “Power Networking: How to Actually Leverage Your Network“
- 08/06/13: Ran Xu, “The Body: Divine, Sensual, and Surreal“
- 07/16/13: David Benham, “What is Soul?“
- 07/09/13: Tiger Zhang, “The China Dream and its Global Implications”