History and Art History Professor Simon Schama at the Literary Festival

Simon Schama taught history and art history at Harvard for 13 years. He is currently a professor at Columbia University and has previously taught at Cambridge and Oxford. His many works on history and art include Landscape and Memory, Dead Certainties, Rembrandt's Eyes, and his history of the French Revolution, Citizens. He is best known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC documentary series A History of Britain. He was an art and cultural critic for The New Yorker.

China and Obama's America: The Inaugural Great Financial Times Debate -- How will the new US Democratic administration impact political, economic, and trade relations with China? Will there be conflict in Sino-American relations as the two countries navigate a global economic downturn or will financial hardship unite them to a common cause? The Financial Times presents a debate with pundits Simon Schama, Richard McGregor, Jonathan Fenby and Lifen Zhang. David Pilling, Asia editor of the Financial Times, will moderate the debate.

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