Events
Several talks at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival
“The Silk Road End to End: Destinations Along the Silk Road”
Date: Saturday 8 March
Time: 9.30 am
Venue: The Fringe Theatre, Hong Kong
A panel discussing travels along the legendary Silk Road with Rob Gifford, Colin Thubron and John Man in conversation with Justin Hill
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Piracy, Propaganda and Pop Idols
Date: Sunday, 9 March, 2008
Time: 2.45pm
Place: The Fringe Theatre, Hong Kong
In a media caught between official propaganda and tacky reality shows, what space remains for serious journalism ?
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Making News
Date: Monday, 10 March, 2008
Time: 8.00 am
Where: Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong
What is the role of the journalist ? Does news telling serve a public function or is it now merely a commercial product ? How do journalists define their jobs ? Rob Gifford in conversation with Rebecca MacKinnon. Includes breakfast.
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Is a Peaceful Rise really possible for China ?
Date: Monday 10 March, 2008
Time: 4pm
Place: City University, Hong Kong (exact room tba)
With Beijing trying to soothe concerns about its increasing wealth and power, Gifford asks whether China will follow the route of Japan, Germany, Britain and America in looking to expand its power beyond its borders.
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Revolutions: Cultural to Sexual
Date: Monday, 10 March, 2008
Time: 6.30 pm
Place: LRC
There is a growing gulf between the rise of a generation of pop-culture-oriented Chinese teenagers and their parents, who lived through the Cultural Revolution. Duncan Hewitt and Rob Gifford in conversation.
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BEIJING BOOK FESTIVAL
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SENSE OF PLACE Rob Gifford and Justin Hill in dialogue
Date: Tuesday, 11 March, Time: 7.30 pm Place: Beijing Bookworm, Building 4, Nan San Li Tun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
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From John Steinbeck’s depression era dustbowls, to the sultry harems of the Arabian Nights, a sense of place in any kind of writing, be it fiction, memoir, travelogue or poetry, envelops the reader in the physical and emotional world their characters inhabit. Rob Gifford and Justin Hill share and debate their ideas on how to create setting – and atmosphere - in their work.
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COMMITTING JOURNALISMJames Kynge, Jon Watts and Rob GiffordModerated by Melinda Liu |
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Date: Wednesday 12th March Time: 12.30 (lunchtime) Place: Beijing Bookworm (address above) or click here
Journalism can be a risky business in any locale but what are the specific challenges presented by working in China? Don’t miss the chance to hear three veterans of the craft – Rob Gifford, (NPR), James Kynge (FT, Pearson Group) and Jonathon Watts (The Guardian), discuss the ethical considerations a journalist faces, debate the challenges and share their adventures with Melinda Liu (Newsweek).
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AUTHOR ROUND TABLE
Date: Wednesday 12th March
Time: 6.30pm
Place: the New Zealand Embassy, #1 Ertan Dong Erjie, Beijing
Rob Gifford in conversation about his book China Road - informal talk and Q & A over dinner
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A SENSE OF PLACE
Rob Gifford and Justin Hill in dialogue,
Moderated by Ethan Goldings
Date: Thursday, 13th March
Time: 7.30pm
Place: Chengdu Bookworm, Section 4, Renmin Nanlu #28, Chengdu, Sichuan Province (opposite the side door of the Sunjoy Inn) - click here for details
From John Steinbeck’s depression era dustbowls, to the sultry harems of the Arabian Nights, a sense of place in any kind of writing, be it fiction, memoir, travelogue or poetry, envelops the reader in the physical and emotional world their characters inhabit. Rob Gifford and Justin Hill share and debate their ideas on how to create setting – and atmosphere - in their work.
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CHINA ROAD: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
Date: Friday 14th March
Time: 7.30pm
Place: Suzhou Bookworm
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CHINA ROAD: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
Date: Saturday 15th March
Time: 11.00am
Place: The Glamour Bar, at M on the Bund, Shanghai - click here for more details
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Monday 17th March - lecture open to the public in Washington D.C.
CHINA AT THE CROSSROADS:
Future Directions for a Rising Power
John Fisher Zeidman Memorial Lecture,
Sidwell Friends School, Washington D.C.
Dinner 6.30 pm
Lecture 8.00 pm
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