Nianshen Song's "The Neighborhood" Book Talk
Join us for meaningful conversation with the author!
Location
Online
Nianshen Song's "The Neighborhood" Book Talk – Online Event
Date & Time
February 23, 2026, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Description
Join the Asian Studies Program in the Library Gallery on Monday, 2/23/26, from 1-2:30PM with the author of "The Neighborhood: Space, State, and Daily Life in a Manchurian City" himself, Nianshen Song. Lunch will be provided during this event.
What can one neighborhood reveal about the making of a modern nation? The Neighborhood deciphers the unexpected significance of Xita, a half-square-mile quarter in Shenyang, in Northeast China. Over nearly four centuries, Xita has been shaped and reshaped by empire, war, migration, and urban transformation. Remarkably, the history of this small area mirrors large-scale changes, including and especially China's metamorphosis from a multiethnic Eurasian empire to a postindustrial society.
Dr. Nianshen Song is professor at the Tsinghua Institute of Advanced Studies, affiliated with the Department of History, Tsinghua University. His research and teaching focus on late imperial and modern China from global and regional perspectives, with special interests in China's ethnic frontiers, East Asian trans-regional networks, historical geography, and urban studies.
This event has been organized by Asian Studies with support from the History Department.
Join online via WebEx: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m722624a893dbefaade947f4129b13879
This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.
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