conferences – Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 mauracunningham China, Travel

#AAS2016 and Seattle

I’ve recently returned from the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), which was held in Seattle this year. AAS is my favorite academic conference—it tends to have really strong panels and offers many opportunities to see my friends in the profession—and I enjoy it even more when I can combine it … Continue reading #AAS2016 and Seattle

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 mauracunningham Higher Education, History, Writing

The Uncompromising Jill Lepore

I’ve mentioned here before my enormous history-geek fangirling for Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore. Lepore is an excellent example of someone who works inside and outside “the academy” (aka the university) with equal success, which is one of the reasons I have so much admiration for her (the other being the … Continue reading The Uncompromising Jill Lepore

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 mauracunningham China, Travel

Road Show

On Monday, October 5, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (the organization where I work) will be staging its 9th annual CHINA Town Hall, a national day of programming that will take place in nearly 80 venues across the United States and beyond this year. I’ll be traveling to Manhattan, KS to speak at Kansas … Continue reading Road Show