1st Saturday Lecture - China³, p.1

China³ = Changnan x china (porcelain) x China (culture/state) 

China³ is a special lecture series hosted by the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum in collaboration with the San Diego State University Chinese Cultural Center.  Lectures in this series will consider factors that contributed to the unique role played by Jingdezhen (formerly known as “Changnan”) in the production of a pre-modern global commodity, and how trade of this particular commodity (export porcelain) facilitated forms of cross-cultural exchange that were distinct from the cycles of colonialism and conquest that would characterize relationships between European cultures and the rest of the planet up until to the mid-twentieth century.

The first lecture in the series will set a foundation for the concept, exploring early histories of ceramics production and trade in China.

Speaker: 

Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng is a Professor of Communicative Disorders and Assistant Dean of Global Program Development of the Office of the President at San Diego State University. 

Dr. Cheng has acted as Chair of the International Affairs Board of the City of San Diego, of the Mayor’s Asian Pacific Advisory Board of San Diego, and of the Asian Pacific Historical Thematic District.  She serves as vice-chair of the Speech Pathology and Audiology Examining Board of the State of California, and also participates on the Board of Trustees of the California Minority Health Foundation, as well as with the Community Board of Scripps.  She is the current chairperson of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum’s Board of Directors and is also the founder and Director of the SDSU Chinese Cultural Center.

Moderator, Dr. Robert Stein:

Bob Stein (M.D., Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College) is an experienced museum docent, who graduated from the SDMA Docent Training Program in 2016.  He retired from a career as a cardiologist and staff member at Palomar Hospital, where he served in many different leadership roles, including Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Medical Director of Cardiac Services, and Chief of Staff.  He joined the SDCHM as a member of our Board of Directors in 2020, and is a member of our Education Outreach team.

Discussant, Jamie Kwan:

Jamie Kwan is an art historian and curator.  She received her B.A. from Stanford University and her Ph.D. in art history from Princeton University.  She has previously held positions at the Huntington Library, the Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, and the Morgan Library & Museum.

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