華美人文學會簡介

設在紐約曼哈頓上東城的華美協進社是美國第一個以美國大眾為對象﹐致力于傳播中國文化的機構。自1919年由胡適博士和他在哥倫比亞大學的導師杜威教授等人籌劃創立以來,華美協進社引介了無數中國學者和藝術家來美國進行文化交流﹐其中包括梅蘭芳﹑馮友蘭﹑趙元任﹑吳眙芳﹑賽珍珠﹑老舍﹑林語堂等著名人士。近百年來﹐華美協進社成為來自中國的學者們聚會之家。如今它也是西方人士學習中國文化﹑藝術﹑語言﹑乃至建立商業關係的重要橋樑。

為了繼承和傳播中華文化﹐促進中國學者與社區的交流﹐發揚學者之家的傳統﹐華美協進社自2001年元月起﹐每週末舉辦《中國文化系列講座》﹐並于2003年成立「人文學會」以主持該系列講座並舉辦其它文化活動。

《中國文化系列講座》至今已舉辦近兩百講﹐受到各界聽眾的熱烈歡迎。系列講座的主講人包括學者余秋雨﹑白先勇﹑易中天﹑閻崇年﹑馬蘭﹑舒乙﹑劉心武﹑冀朝鑄 ﹑王安憶﹑莫言﹑董鼎山﹑宣樹錚﹑靳羽西﹑汪班等。

我們熱忱歡迎各界人士成為「人文學會」的會員。讓我們在海外一同擔負起宣揚中華民族燦爛文化的偉大任務。

華美人文學會的共同主席為何勇和汪班。

Since its founding in 1926, China Institute has been a "home away from home" for Chinese intellectuals living abroad. Distinguished May Fourth scholar Hu Shih, a one-time student of John Dewey's at Columbia University , regularly lectured at China Institute. Writers and other cultural figures traveling to this country from China often stopped off in New York to lecture at China Institute, sometimes in English but also in Chinese. This tradition was maintained until several years ago through the Institute's summer program at Lake George .

In 2001, this tradition was revived in the form of a Saturday Lecture Series, which was to offer lectures in Chinese (and sometimes bilingually) by prominent writers, actors, art collectors, and other experts in their fields. The lectures have attracted a wide range of audiences of native speakers and others fluent in Mandarin Chinese. All lectures are either in Chinese or with Chinese interpretation, covering all aspects of Chinese culture, including poetry, novels, art, theater, history, language, archaeology, cinema, opera and religion.

In April 2003, the Renwen Society was established at China Institute as a new tier of the Institute's membership, co-chaired by Ho Yong and Ben Wang. It is primarily to support the Saturday Lecture Series and other Chinese-language events. The Renwen Society serves three important functions in New York's rapidly expanding Chinese émigré community: it keeps educated immigrants in touch with their home country; it provides a free forum for speakers to discuss their ideas with compatriots; and it offers opportunities to both the Chinese immigrant community and students interested in China to hear the latest scholarly views on the culture from classical to modern. Renwen activities, which have drawn up to more than 200 attendees, are regularly covered in the Chinese Press.

For a schedule of the lectures and speakers’ introductions, please click Lecture Schedule.