季風人文講壇7月份活動通知

JF Salon Announcement of July

In July 2025, JF Salon continues to explore the tensions between memory and amnesia, power and voice, through six conversations that stretch across literature, history, diplomacy, and food. This month, we welcome poets, policy experts, chefs, and public intellectuals whose stories speak to the cultural collisions of our time—from ecological poetics to culinary resistance, from Old Shanghai to Cold War legacies.

季風人文講壇將於七月持續穿梭於記憶與遺忘、權力與言說之間，展開六場跨越文學、歷史與外交的深度對話。詩人、外交官、主廚與思想者將共聚一堂，講述關於語言與生態、冷戰陰影與文化翻譯的故事——以不同形式碰觸我們所處時代的裂縫與希望。

July 2｜Zhang Er & Leonard Schwartz

Ecopoetics of Language: Poetic Resonance Across Borders

Wednesday, 6:00–7:30 PM｜Bilingual (中文 & English)

How can language be ecological? In this cross-cultural conversation, poets Zhang Er and Leonard Schwartz explore the entanglements between Chinese and American English, poetry, and environment. Like ecosystems, languages shape and respond to change—offering poetic insight into translation, resonance, and cultural transformation.

About the Speakers

Zhang Er is a Beijing-born poet, translator, and opera librettist. Her bilingual poetry has been published by Zephyr Press, and she has translated John Ashbery and co-edited major anthologies of Chinese poetry.
Leonard Schwartz is an American poet and essayist whose works traverse philosophy, politics, and poetics. He hosted the long-running radio show Cross Cultural Poetics.

本場中美詩人對話，張耳與Schwartz將探討語言、詩與環境的交織關係。語言如同生態系統，既塑造文化，也受文化改變；跨語言的詩意回聲，正是我們理解當代與翻譯的起點。

July 13｜秦暉 Qin Hui

秦晖:从陕西地方史窥探三个王朝

利維坦的成長與變形：權力、社會與國家的再思考

Sunday, 7:00–8:30 PM｜中文 In Chinese

本次講座將圍繞歷史學者秦暉近二十年來三部重要著作——《秦漢史講義》《娜拉出走以後》《拯救德先生》展開，追溯中國特色專制體制（「秦制」或「利維坦」）的發生、發展與異化，及其在現代轉型中的複雜命運。從古代羅馬與秦漢制度的對比，到女性解放的異化路徑，再到全球第三波民主化的困局，秦暉嘗試勾勒出一條理解中國權力邏輯、社會結構及其與全球化相互影響的清晰主線。秦暉教授將帶領聽眾思考：我們從哪裡來？走向何方？以及在當下，我們能做什麼。

About the Speaker 講者介紹

當代中國最具批判精神的公共知識分子之一，秦暉是一位兼具歷史學者深度與社會評論銳度的學者。他退休前為清華大學教授，現為日本明治大學客座教授，北海道大學客座研究員。專長中國社會史、農民問題與制度史研究，長期關注中國傳統政治文化的深層結構及其在現代的變形與延續。最新著作《娜拉出走以後》、《拯救德先生》

In this lecture, historian Qin Hui draws on his decades of research to trace the rise and transformation of Leviathan—modern state power—in contemporary times. Through the lenses of peasant society, constitutional tradition, and the legacy of liberal thought, he examines why the state continues to expand, why it shifts direction, and how individuals and civil society might respond in an era of profound global political and economic upheaval.

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🔹 非會員可透過以下報名連結參加，酌收入場費 $15（支持講者旅行與活動安排）。Non-members are welcome to join via the ticket link below ($15 admission, which supports speaker travel and programming costs).

🔹 我們也誠摯邀請您加入季風會員計畫，支持更多自由思想的公共講座與策展：We warmly invite you to become a JF Monthly Member to sustain our nonprofit programming and enjoy exclusive access to future events:

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July 18｜Susan Blumberg-Kason

An Evening of Old Shanghai: Bernardine’s Salon and the Art of Connection

Friday, 6:00–7:30 PM｜English

Travel back to 1930s Shanghai through the stories of Bernardine Szold Fritz, a Jewish-American salon host who cultivated cross-cultural artistic communities. Authors Susan Blumberg-Kason and Tina Kanagaratnam explore a vanished world of architecture, personalities, and resistance through beauty.

About the speakers

Susan Blumberg-Kason is the author of Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon and Good Chinese Wife. A chronicler of Chinese-American stories, she writes for Asian Review of Books, World Literature Today, and more.

穿越至1930年代的上海，本場對談邀請作家Susan重訪沙龍女主人Bernardine Szold Fritz的傳奇人生——她如何匯聚中外藝術家、思想家，成就那個時代最閃耀的文化交匯場域。

July 25｜Robert Daly 戴博

言辭、交易與事實：如何分析與預測川普對華政策的方向

Friday, 6:00–7:30 PM｜Chinese (中文 & English Q&A)

隨著川普總統第二任期的展開，美中關係再次進入不確定與衝突不斷的階段：从貿易對抗到台海劍拔弩張，國際秩序的重塑，以及制度與價值觀的根本對抗。川普政府對華政策的調性日趨強硬，政策執行則充滿臨時性與交易性，使得外界難以從表象中掌握真實意圖。如何讀懂雙邊政府傳遞的真正信號，如何辨識其中的戰略圖像，成為解讀未來中美關係的關鍵。

As Trump begins his second term, U.S.-China relations are once again defined by uncertainty and confrontation—from trade tensions to Taiwan crisis, and a deeper clash over global order and political values. With increasingly aggressive rhetoric and ad hoc, transactional policymaking, it has become harder to read the true direction of U.S. strategy. Decoding the signals behind official language is now crucial to understanding where the relationship may be headed.

About the Speaker

戴博曾任美國外交官及駐北京文化交流官，三十多年來深耕美中關係。他曾擔任約翰霍普金斯一南京大學中美文化研究中心美方主任，並在馬里蘭大學與雪城大學主持相關項目。他也曾參與電視製作（如《北京人在纽約》），推動語言與文化節目。戴博中文流利，曾為江澤民與季辛吉等領導人擔任翻譯。

Robert Daly is a former U.S. diplomat and Cultural Exchanges Officer in Beijing, he has worked for over three decades in U.S.-China relations. Daly has served as American Director of the Johns Hopkins-Nanjing Center and led programs at the University of Maryland and Syracuse University. He has also worked on television A Native of Beijing in New York, producing language and cultural programs. Fluent in Chinese, Daly has interpreted for leaders including Jiang Zemin and Henry Kissinger.

July 26｜Edward Lee

A Conversation with Chef Edward Lee: On Memory, Resistance, and the Future of Food

Saturday, 7:00–8:30 PM｜English

Chef Edward Lee shares his journey from Buttermilk Graffiti to his new D.C. restaurant SHIA. In this conversation, he explores food as cultural resistance, storytelling, and the soul of a new American identity—rooted in migration, memory, and bold reinvention.

About the speaker

Edward Lee is a James Beard Award-winning chef and author. His restaurants span Louisville to Washington, D.C., and he co-founded The LEE Initiative to promote equity in the culinary world. He recently starred in Culinary Class War on Netflix.

知名DC主廚Edward Lee將分享他的移民故事、料理哲學與文化轉譯——從《酪奶塗鴉》到韓裔美式餐廳SHIA，展現食物背後的歷史與未來。

🔹 非會員可透過以下報名連結參加，酌收入場費 $15。Non-members are welcome to join via the ticket link below $15 admission.

July 31｜Edward Luce

Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet

Thursday, 6:00–7:30 PM｜English

A towering Cold War strategist, Zbigniew Brzezinski helped end the Soviet empire and shape U.S. global power across decades. In this biography talk, Edward Luce—Financial Times columnist and former speechwriter—discusses Brzezinski’s legacy, rivalries, and the future of American strategy.

About the speaker

Edward Luce is the U.S. national editor of the Financial Times and author of several acclaimed books on geopolitics and democracy. A veteran commentator, he writes widely on U.S. foreign policy, power transitions, and global affairs.

Zbig Brzezinski 是冷戰時期的關鍵戰略設計者。他一生跨越自由、地緣與信仰的鬥爭，本場講座中，知名記者與作者Edward Luce將帶領我們重返這位「美國戰略預言家」的思想與行動軌跡。

我們的網上購書平台 (https://jfbooks.org) 已全面上線並持續更新，歡迎您選購心儀的作品！在這個夏意盎然的季節，無論身在何處，閱讀都會是您心靈的歸屬，讓思想的種子在讀書中生根發芽。季風書園攜帶知識的力量與人文的關懷，始終陪伴您左右。期待我們在DC相見！
Additionally, our online book platform (https://jfbooks.org) is fully launched and continuously updated. Welcome to purchase your favorite works! In this summer season full of vitality, no matter where you are, reading will be the spiritual home of your mind, allowing the seeds of thought to take root in books. JF Bookstore brings the power of knowledge and humanistic care, always accompanying you. Looking forward to seeing you in Washington D.C!

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Our events are registered and signed up through email communications. You can register as our reader member on the "About Us" page. Event news is also simultaneously posted on our Twitter, Instagram, X, and Facebook platforms. Please pay attention to the registration notices for each event. JF Books looks forward to your participation!