# Event Details - **Event Name**: Notes on Historical Inquiry: A New Book by Dai Qing - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 01:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Dai Qing's work critically examines, challenges, and revises official Party historiography on a number of important episodes.About this EventFor non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a valid government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using a unique email address (one email address per registrant) by 4:00pm on Nov. 4 for campus access.Names will be submitted for QR codes 1-2 days prior to the event. Registrants will receive an email from CU Guest Access with the QR code before or on the day of the event. NOTE: You cannot access campus using the QR code from Eventbrite.Speaker: Dai Qing, Chinese investigative journalist and former Guangming Daily reporterModerator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia UniversityDai Qing has recently completed an unpublished new volume, entitled Notes on Historical Inquiry 《问史笔记》。Her work critically examines, challenges, and revises official Party historiography on a number of important episodes. She asks: “Can history really be determined by armed authorities through official ‘resolutions’?” The work builds on her other ground-breaking efforts to interrogate Party history, including her volume on Wang Shiwei, entitled Wild Lilies: Rectification and Purges in the Chinese Communist Party 1942-1944. During the talk, Dai Qing will offer her perspective on history in a one-Party state and discuss several of the episodes – none of which have yet been released publicly – recounted in Notes on Historical Inquiry.Speaker's Bio: Dai Qing is a veteran Chinese investigative journalist and former Guangming Daily reporter, celebrated as one of the country's most prominent dissenting writers and environmental voices. She was imprisoned in Beijing's Qincheng Pr*son for supporting the 1989 Tiananmen protests and is well-known for Yangtze! Yangtze!, her early and influential critique of China's Three Gorges Dam project. Her work is especially notable because she is a "Second Generation Red" 红二代, having been raised in the household of Ye Jianying, one of China's founding military leaders. Now living in exile in Chiang Mai, Thailand, she has continued her career-long project of reporting as China's first post-Mao historical investigative journalist, working to reveal China's history to itself. Her latest work, Notes on Historical Inquiry, questions the details of key events in Chinese Communist Party history in order to challenge official narratives.This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/notes-on-historical-inquiry-a-new-book-by-dai-qing/100002002230219485 - **Event Categories**: parties, entertainment, workshops, art, literary-art, contests, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Weatherhead East Asian Institute (located at the School of International and Public Affairs) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Weatherhead East Asian Institute (located at the School of International and Public Affairs) - **lat**: 40.80779200000001 - **long**: -73.959671 - **full address**: Weatherhead East Asian Institute (located at the School of International and Public Affairs), 420 West 118th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Notes on Historical Inquiry: A New Book by Dai Qing - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Notes+on+Historical+Inquiry%3A+A+New+Book+by+Dai+Qing&date=Thu%2C+05+Nov%2C+2026+at+12%3A00+pm&bg=1 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Notes on Historical Inquiry: A New Book by Dai Qing being held? - **A:** Notes on Historical Inquiry: A New Book by Dai Qing takes place on Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Weatherhead East Asian Institute (located at the School of International and Public Affairs), 420 West 118th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Notes on Historical Inquiry: A New Book by Dai Qing? - **A:** Notes on Historical Inquiry: A New Book by Dai Qing is organized by Weatherhead East Asian Institute. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Notes on Historical Inquiry: A New Book by Dai Qing is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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