{ "152458-21913769": { "datetime_modified":"20260918T170313", "datetime_start":"20261014T120000", "datetime_end":"20261014T140000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-14", "date_end":"2026-10-14", "time_start":"12:00:00", "time_end":"14:00:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"\"The Great Separation\" by Xiaohong Xu - Book Launch Event", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"\"The Great Separation\" by Xiaohong Xu - Book Launch Event: Honoring the life and legacy of Professor Xiaohong Xu", "event_subtitle":"Honoring the life and legacy of Professor Xiaohong Xu", "event_type":"Reception \/ Open House", "event_type_id":"17", "description":"The University of Michigan Department of Sociology and the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies (LRCCS) invite you to an event celebrating the release of The Great Separation and honoring the life and legacy of Professor Xiaohong Xu.\n\nA distinguished sociologist of history, politics, culture, political economy, and China, Professor Xu passed away December 2023 and will be remembered for his boundless generosity, dedication to critical inquiry, and profound commitment to nurturing the next generation of scholars. \n\nPlease join us either in-person or virtually as we celebrate this work and pay tribute to Professor Xu\u2019s legacy. \n\nRSVP required. For those attending virtually, a Zoom link will be provided via email. The RSVP form also gives an opportunity to share a memory of Professor Xu, share a few words to honor him, or provide a question about The Great Separation for the event Q&A.", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"152458-21913769@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/152458", "building_id":"1000120", "building_name":"Michigan Union", "campus_maps_id":"191", "room":"Kuenzel Room (First Floor)", "location_name":"Michigan Union", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Chinese Studies","University Of Michigan Press","Sociology"], "website":"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfy7JaaZME0b68zfRyoGV3ELQ-xHulymGbtYBDSL4kEcgVNvA\/viewform", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Department of Sociology", "group_id":"3478", "website":"" }, { "group_name":"Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies", "group_id":"2625", "website":"http:\/\/ii.umich.edu\/lrccs\/" } ], "image_url":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152458_original-2.jpg", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_large_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "group_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/group_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "group_thumb_square":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/group_thumb_square\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "group_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/group_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "group_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/group_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_large_crop":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_large_crop\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_list":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_list\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_list_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_grid":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_grid_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_grid_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_feature_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_feature_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg", "event_feature_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/resolve\/event_feature_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/crop-event_152458_original-2.jpg" }, "occurrence_count":1, "first_occurrence":21913769 } , "152024-21912662": { "datetime_modified":"20260911T131259", "datetime_start":"20261014T120000", "datetime_end":"20261014T160000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-14", "date_end":"2026-10-14", "time_start":"12:00:00", "time_end":"16:00:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"\u201cWho Counts? A History of Voting in America\u201d", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"\u201cWho Counts? A History of Voting in America\u201d", "event_subtitle":"", "event_type":"Exhibition", "event_type_id":"7", "description":"Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes, campaign pins and ribbons, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets, lanterns and banners\u2013the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country\u2019s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.\n\nAs you look at the items in this exhibit, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And, most of all, who counted as a voter, and who did the counting?\n\nOn view September 11-December 22, weekdays from 12-4 pm.", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"152024-21912662@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/152024", "building_id":"1000159", "building_name":"William Clements Library", "campus_maps_id":"165", "room":"", "location_name":"William Clements Library", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["american culture","William L Clements","Tour","Library","libraries","In Person","history","Exhibition","Exhibit","Event","Americana","american history"], "website":"https:\/\/clements.umich.edu\/exhibit\/who-counts\/", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"William L. Clements Library", "group_id":"1727", "website":"" } ], "image_url":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_large_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "group_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "group_thumb_square":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb_square\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "group_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "group_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_large_crop":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_crop\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_list":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_list_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_grid":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_grid_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_feature_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png", "event_feature_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_152024_original-1.png" }, "occurrence_count":78, "first_occurrence":21912629 } }