Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Shanghai in the Global Imagination (1850-2010)

At last, the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club is showing signs of life again. On Wednesday 21th March it will host a talk by professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Shanghai in the Global Imagination.

From the invite:

Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom of the University of California, Irvine, is a leading specialist on Shanghai history and the history of student movements in China. In this talk, he will look at how international perceptions of Shanghai have evolved since the earliest days of foreign settlement, from Ulysses Grant to Jean Cocteau and Giorgio Armani, to the city's recent
popularity as a venue for science fiction films and novels, and on to the potential impact of the World Expo in three years' time. He will draw on material from his soon to be published book 'China's Brave New World - and other tales for Global Times', and his work in progress, 'Global Shanghai 1850 - 2010'.

I would have loved to be there, but have unfortunately another meeting too.

The details:
Wednesday, 21st March, 2007
doors open at 7:00p.m., talk starts approx. 7: 40p.m.*
At FCC (Foreign Culture Club) (formerly Cochinchina),
Building 11- 12, 889 Julu Lu (near Changshu Lu)
Tel: 6445 8082
RSVP here
Non-members: 50 RMB