China's (re)emergence as an economic power over the last thirty-five years has been nothing short of stunning. But China's aspirations as a global leader extend beyond the economic. China Rising is a multi-disciplinary faculty development program that will explore the historical, cultural, environmental and political dimensions of China's re-emergence. Including film showings and talks by leading China specialists, the program aims at offering substantive resources for understanding China's rise and enriching undergraduate humanities and social science teaching and learning.

Workshop Sessions:

• "First Among Unequals: China in a Multinodal World Order" Brantly Womack, Cumming Memorial Professor of Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia.
• "Chokepoint China: The Water/Energy Confluence in China" Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum, Woodrow Wilson Institute
• "China Rising: Aesthetic Contributions to Global Culture" Stanley Murashige, Associate Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• "East Asian Relations in Historical Perspective: National and Regional Contrasts" Evelyn Rawski, University Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
• "Why Didn't China's Economic Boom Begin 100 Years Ago?" Thomas Rawski, University Research Professor of Economics and History, University of Pittsburgh

Evening Film Screenings

• "Unknown Plearsures" PROC, 2002, Directed by Jia Zhengke
• "Hollywood Hong Kong" Hong Kong, 2001, Directed by Fruit Chan
• Film Discussant: Nick Kaldis, Director of Chinese Studies, SUNY Binghamtom