DOROTHY BORG U.S.–EAST ASIA HISTORY LECTURE SERIES
Cosponsored by the Department of History.
February
9 The Entangled History of Western Academia and Modern Islamic Thought in Indonesia. Megan Abbas, Princeton University.
23 Filling the American Tea Cup: Tea and East Asia–U.S. Connection, 1800–1941. Robert Hellyer, Wake Forest University.
March
2 Toward Internationalizing The History of the Vietnam War. Lien-Hang Nguyen,University of Kentucky.
9 Moving Java’s Millions: Transmigration and the Global Politics of Indonesia Authoritarianism, 1965–1985. Bradley Simpson, University of Connecticut.
EAST ASIAN HISTORICAL THOUGHT IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: WHAT HISTORY IS, KNOWS, DOES
October
14 Japan. Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University; Harry Harootunian, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Narita Ryuichi, Professor, Japan Women’s University. Cosponsored by the Department of History and Japan Study Student Association (JASSA).
November
18 China. Viren Murthy, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Wisconsin– Madison; moderator: Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Department of History.
December
3 The West. Eelco Runia, University of Groningen; moderator: Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Department of History.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN EAST ASIA AND BEYOND: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
September
24 Xi Jinping’s ‘Coup from the Top’: Anti-Corruption and Political Reform. Li Weidong, Visiting Scholar, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University; moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University.
October
6 Critical Perspectives: Before and After the 19th Party Congress: Political Trends in Xi Jinping’s First and Second Terms. Li Weidong, Visiting Scholar, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University; moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University.
8 Around 1948: Human Rights and Global Transformation. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University; Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University; Samuel Moyn, Professor of Law and History, Harvard University; Deborah Nelson, Associate Professor of English, University of Chicago; moderator: Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University; Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Cosponsored by the Center for International History, Critical Inquiry, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Department of History, the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, and the Middle East Institute.
November
6 The North Korean Human Rights Conundrum. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Korean Research, and the APEC Study Center.
April
22 Human Rights Under Xi Jinping: Is There Room for Optimism? Sophie Richardson, China Director, Human Rights Watch; moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University.
MODERN TAIWAN LECTURE SERIES
Cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology
January
20 Introduction. Myron L. Cohen, Columbia University; Murray Rubinstein, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
30 Historical Roots of Modern Taiwan: 17th Century Formations. Xing Hang, Brandeis University.
February
3 Taiwan in Imperial China. Robert P. Gardella, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
10 Japanese Colonial Rule. Hui-yu Caroline Ts’ai, Academia Sinica.
17 Identity Issues in Taiwan: Past and Present. Stevan Harrell, University of Washington.
24 Parties and Politics in Contemporary Taiwan. Shelley Rigger, Davidson College.
March
3 Economic and Social Transformations in the Making of Present-Day Taiwan. Jonathan Brookfield, Fletcher School, Tufts University.
10 The Spread and Transformation of Urban Life. Joseph R. Allen, University of Minnesota.
24 Taiwan’s Feminist Movement and the Changing Role of Women: A Literary Perspective. Ya-chen Chen, Clark University.
31 Taiwan’s Feminist Movement and the Changing Role of Women: An Anthropological Perspective. Anru Lee, John Jay College/CUNY.
April
7 Religion in Taiwan Society. Richard Madsen, University of California, San Diego.
14 Native Peoples of Taiwan in Present-Day Society. Scott Simon, University of Ottawa.
21 Taiwan’s Popular Culture and Its Impact on China, East Asia, and Beyond. Marc L. Moskowitz, University of South Carolina.
28 Taiwan as a Global Actor: Regional Economic Ties and International Participation. Szu-yin Ho, Tamkang University; Vincent Wang, University of Richmond.
MUSEUMS & MATERIAL CULTURE: EAST ASIA
September
25 Reimagining Asia: Possible New Asia Wing at the American Museum of Natural History. David Harvey, American Museum of Natural History; Laurel Kendall, American Museum of Natural History; Ross MacPhee, American Museum of Natural History; moderator: Eugenia Lean, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
October
1 Inside the Contemporary Chinese Art Market. Ethan Cohen, President and CEO, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts; moderator: Dorothy Ko, Professor of History, Barnard College. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
February
26 Makers and Markets: Drivers of Fashion in Chinese History. BuYun Chen, Assistant Professor of History, Swarthmore College; Rachel Silberstein, Lecturer, Rhode Island School of Design; moderator: Dorothy Ko, Professor of History, Barnard College. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
26 Museums, Exhibitions, and Digital Media. John T. Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art; moderator: Haruo Shirane, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
May
1 Collecting and Presenting Tibetan Material Culture in the West. Melissa Kerin, Assistant Professor of Art History, Washington and Lee University; Dominique Townsend, Head of Interpretation and Innovation, Rubin Museum of Art; moderator: Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
WORLD LEADERS FORUMS
September
22 His Excellency Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan. Moderator: Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Office of the President.
23 His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines. Moderator: Duncan McCargo, Senior Research Affiliate, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Professor of Political Science, University of Leeds. Cosponsored by the Office of the President.
November
7 Mo Yan and Chinese Literature. Mo Yan, 2012 Nobel Prize Recipient in Literature; John Coatsworth, Provost and Professor of International and Public Affairs and History, Columbia University; Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Office of the President, University Libraries, and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
BROWN BAGS
September
16 Abenomics, TPP, and the Future of Japan’s Agriculture. Richard Katz, Editorin- Chief, The Oriental Economist; Patricia Maclachlan, University of Texas at Austin; Kay Shimizu, Columbia University; Sheila Smith, Council on Foreign Relations; moderator: Gerald L. Curtis, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business.
October
3 ASEAN Centrality and the U.S.-ASEAN Economic Partnership. Michael G. Plummer, Eni Professor of International Economics and Director of SAIS Europe, Johns Hopkins University; moderator: Ann Marie Murphy, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University. Cosponsored by the APEC Study Center.
9 The New Kings of Crude: China, Oil, and Civil War in Sudan and South Sudan. Luke Patey, Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies; Elizabeth Wishnick, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor of Political Science, Montclair State University. Cosponsored by the Asia Pacific Affairs Council and the Institute of African Studies.
20 To Lose Without Fighting? The U.S., China, Southeast Asia, and the South China Sea. Bill Hayton, Reporter, BBC; moderator: Kristy Kelly, Associate Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Assistant Clinical Professor, Drexel University. Cosponsored by the APEC Study Center, the Southeast Asian Student Initiative (SEASI), and the Asian American Journalists Association at Columbia.
22 Indonesia’s Jokowi Administration: Implications for the U.S. and Beyond. Marcus Meitzner, Associate Professor, College of the Asia Pacific, Australian National University; Ann Marie Murphy, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University. Cosponsored by the Southeast Asian Student Initiative (SEASI).
27 What the Fourth Plenum Meeting Brings to Rule of Law in China. Wang Xixin, Professor and Vice Dean, Peking University Law School. Cosponsored by the Center for Chinese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School.
29 Arguing for Justice in China: Public Opinion, Legal Controversy, and the Chinese Dream. Joshua Rosenzweig, PhD candidate in Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Cosponsored by the Center for Chinese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School.
November
13 New Directions in Southeast Asian Politics. Joseph Liow, Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asia Studies, Brookings Institution; Duncan McCargo, Senior Research Affiliate, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Professor of Political Science, University of Leeds; Thomas B. Pepinsky, Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University; moderator: Ann Marie Murphy, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University. Cosponsored by the Southeast Asian Student Initiative (SEASI).
December
4 Covering Crises in Thailand and Beyond: How the Global Media Deals with Conflict. Kira Kay, Co-Founder, Bureau of International Reporting; Judith Matloff, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Journalism School; Duncan McCargo, Senior Research Affiliate, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Professor of Political Science, University of Leeds. Cosponsored by the Southeast Asian Student Initiative (SEASI).
9 Modern China Studies and the Digital Humanities: An Introduction to Computational Methods, Tools, and Data. Richard Jean So, Assistant Professor of English, University of Chicago; moderator: Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University; Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
February
4 Chinese Dreams and Chinese Nightmares: 1989 to 2014. Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History, University of California, Irvine. Cosponsored by the Harriman Institute.
17 Gaodanzi 1949–50: G. William Skinner’s First Fieldwork. Stevan Harrell, Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington. Cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology.
23 Speech and Media Freedom: New Lessons of the Umbrella Revolution. Margaret Ng, Barrister and Former Legislative Council Member, HKSAR; moderator: Benjamin Liebman, Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; Director, Center for Chinese Legal Studies. Cosponsored by the Center for Chinese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School.
24 East Asia’s Changing Security Environment and Japan’s Response. Hitoshi Tanaka, Chairman, Institute for International Strategy; Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University.
24 On the Transnational Destruction of Cities: What Japan and the U.S. Learned from the Bombing of Britain and Germany in World War II. Sheldon Garon, Nissan Professor of History and East Asian Studies, Princeton University; moderator: Hikari Hori, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture.
March
12 Modalities of the Fiscal State in Imperial China. Richard von Glahn, Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles; moderator: Madeleine Zelin, Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies, Columbia University.
12 Politics in a Grey Zone: Connivance Militancy in Malaysia and Tunisia. Sophie Lemiere, European University Institute; moderator: Amy L. Freedman, Associate Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Department Chair, Political Science and International Studies Program, Long Island University. Cosponsored by the Southeast Asian Student Initiative and the New York Southeast Asia Network.
24 Subsidizing Tibet: Fiscal Estimates and Socio-Economic Consequences. Andrew Martin Fischer, Associate Professor of Development Studies, International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Erasmus University Rotterdam; moderator: Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University.
25 Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work. Kimberly Kay Hoang, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies, Boston College. Cosponsored by APAC; Southeast Asian Student Initiative; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center; and the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
26 Constructing Godzilla in Mid-Twentieth Century Japan and America. Yoshiko Ikeda, Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University; Visiting Scholar, Columbia University; moderator: Greg Pflugfelder, Associate Professor of Japanese History, Columbia University.
April
1 The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy. Michael Pillsbury, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Chinese Strategy, Hudson Institute; moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University.
7 The ‘New Path’ to Peace: Cultivating ‘Good Muslim’ Masculinities in Southern Thai Counterinsurgency. Ruth Streicher, University of California, Berkeley; moderator: Saskia Schafer, Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Cosponsored by the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life; the Gender Policy Working Group; and the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
8 Did the Aquino Government Deliver on Its Promises? David Timberman, Technical Director, Management Systems International. Cosponsored by the Southeast Asian Student Initiative and the New York Southeast Asia Network.
9 Competition, Conformism, and Coping: Elementary Education in Contemporary Japan. Kumiko Makihara, Associate Research Scholar, Columbia University; moderator: Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University.
15 In the Shadow of Working Men: Gendered Labor and Migrant Rights in South Korea. Hae Yeon Choo, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto Mississauga; moderator: Kristy Kelly, Associate Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Cosponsored by the Center for Korean Research.
23 Health and Social Activism of Self-Identified Gay Men in Post-Socialist China. Tiantian Zheng, Professor of Anthropology, State University of New York, Cortland; moderator: Dorothy Ko, Professor of History, Barnard College.
24 Horizontal Transmission and the Formation of Chinese Dialects. Zhongwei Shen, Professor of Chinese, University of Massachusetts–Amherst; moderator: Lening Liu, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the C. V. Starr East Asian Library.
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
June
27 Tension Reduction in Northeast Asia: A U.S. Experts Workshop. Samuel R. Berger, Albright Stonebridge Group; Richard K. Betts, Columbia University; Dennis Blair, Sasakawa Peace Foundation; Stephen W. Bosworth, Harvard University; Anla Cheng, Sino-Century; Gerald L. Curtis, Columbia University; Karl W. Eikenberry, Stanford University; Takeo Hoshi, Stanford University; Merit E. Janow, Columbia University; Robert Jervis, Columbia University; Charles Lake, Aflac International; Winston Lord, International Rescue Committee; Xiaobo Lu, Columbia University; Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University; Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Hugh T. Patrick, Columbia University; Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University; Donald S. Zagoria, National Committee on American Foreign Policy. Cosponsored by the School of International and Public Affairs, APEC Study Center, and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business.
August
20–21 The 29th Annual Republic of Korea-U.S. Security Conference: The Future of the Korean Peninsula. Charles K. Armstrong, Columbia University; Dlynn Armstrong-Williams, University of North Georgia; Lt. General Raymond P. Ayres Jr., U.S. Marine Corps; Victor D. Cha, Georgetown University; Gordon G. Chang, Lawyer and Author; Patrick M. Cronin, Center for a New American Security; Gerald L. Curtis, Columbia University; Sungpyo Hong, Ajou University; Nam Sung Huh, Korea National Defense University; National Assemblyman Jin Ha Hwang, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea; Roy Kamphausen, Columbia University; General Jae Chang Kim, The Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies; Kwang-jin Kim, Institute for National Security Strategy; Yong-soon Kim, Sung Kyun Kwan University; Jung-hoon Lee, Yonsei University; Sung-yoon Lee, Tufts University; Sang-yoon Ma, Catholic University of Korea; Alexandre Mansourov, Johns Hopkins University; Curtis J. Milhaupt, Columbia Law School; Patrick M. Morgan, University of California, Irvine; Stephen Noerper, The Korea Society; H.E. Ambassador Oh Joon, ROK Ambassador to the U.N.; John S. Park, Harvard University; Yong-Ok Park, Hallym University; General David H. Petraeus, KKR Global Institute; Evans J. R. Revere, The Brookings Institution; John Riley, Sogang University; Jeong-Ho Roh, Columbia Law School; Gilbert Rozman, Princeton University; Jae-Kap Ryoo, The Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies; Seongho Sheen, Seoul National University; Sheila A. Smith, Council on Foreign Relations; Scott A. Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations; Dae Sung Song, The Sejong Institute; Sue Mi Terry, Columbia University; General John H. Tilelli Jr., Cypress International, Inc.; Tae-Ho Won, Korea Institute of Maritime Studies. Cosponsored by The Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies; International Council on Korean Studies; Sejong Institute; Korean Institute for Maritime Strategy; Hwajeong Peace Foundation; Institute for National Security Strategy of Korea; Dong-A Ilbo; The Korea Foundation; Korea Society; General Electric; Delta Air Agency, Korea; Center for Korean Legal Studies; Center for Japanese Legal Studies; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center; Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies; and the Harriman Institute.
September
19–20 Beyond Modernity? Understanding Change in China. Daniel Asen, Rutgers University; Robert Barnett, Columbia University; Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, New York University; Li Chen, University of Toronto; Myron Cohen, Columbia University; Alexander Cook, University of California, Berkeley; Joshua Fogel, York University; Robert P. Gardella, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Arunabh Ghosh, Harvard University; Sue Gronewold, Kean University; Kristine Harris, State University of New York; Robert Hymes, Columbia University; Joan Judge, York University; Rashid Khalidi, Columbia University; Josephine Khu, Independent Scholar; Dorothy Ko, Barnard College; Elisabeth Koll, Harvard Business School; Elizabeth LaCouture, Colby College; Fabio Lanza, University of Arizona; Eugenia Lean, Columbia University; Feng Li, Columbia University; Benjamin Liebman, Columbia University; Weiwei Luo, Columbia University; Georgia Mickey, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Thomas Mullaney, Stanford University; Andrew Nathan, Columbia University; Rebecca Nedostup, Brown University; Jonathan Ocko, North Carolina State University; Peter Perdue, Yale University; Sarah Schneewind, University of California, San Diego; Haruo Shirane, Columbia University; Hui-yu Caroline Ts’ai, Academica Sinica, Taiwan; David Weiman, Barnard College; Benno Ryan Weiner, Appalachian State University; Chuck Wooldridge, Lehman College; Xu Xiaoqun, Christopher Newport University; Margherita Zanasi, Louisiana State University; Madeleine Zelin, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Department of History, and the Columbia University Seminar on Modern China.
October
3–4 Fifth Annual Consortium on Asian and African Studies Symposium: Asia and Africa Across Disciplinary and National Lines. Manan Ahmed, Columbia University; Belinda Archibong, Columbia University; Charles K. Armstrong, Columbia University; Robert J. Barnett, Columbia University; Sara Cosemans, Columbia University; Alain Desoulieres, Centre d’Etude et de Recherche sur les Litteratures; John Doyle-Raso, Columbia University; Isabel Kim Dzitac, London School of Economics; Columbia University; Clay Eaton, Columbia University; Pau Pitarch Fernandez, Columbia University; Carol Gluck, Columbia University; Ali Golmohammadi, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; Shingo Hamanaka, Yamagata University; Theodore Hughes, Columbia University; Kyu-Deug Hwang, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Jasur Khikmatullaev, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; Jonathan Kief, Columbia University; Hayang “Yumi” Kim, Columbia University; You Kyung Kim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Karima Laachir, University of London; Brian Lander, Columbia University; Ah Ram Lee, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Hyo-Bok Lee, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Nathanael Mannone, University of London; Masaki Mizobuchi, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business; Jose C. Moya, Columbia University; Mae Ngai, Columbia University; Aiko Nishikida, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; Andrew Ollett, Columbia University; Oyebanke Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Columbia University; Jeong Park, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Faquire Razaul, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; Kristin Roebuck, Columbia University; Andrea Rosengarten, London School of Economics; Columbia University; Ken Shimizu, University of Tokyo; John Straussberger, Columbia University; Yutaka Takaoka, Middle East Research Institute of Japan; Marie-Sybille de Vienne, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales; Hiroaki Yamanishi, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Cosponsored by the Center for International History; the Department of Anthropology; the Department of History; the Harriman Institute; the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; the Institute for African Studies; the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society; the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; and the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies.
March
6 Digital Humanities Workshop with Ritsumeikan University’s Art Research Center and Digital Humanities Center in Japanese Arts and Culture. Ryo Akama, Ritsumeikan University; Keiko Suzuki, Ritsumeikan University; Dennis Tenen, Columbia University; Keiji Yano, Ritsumeikan University. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
23 The Politics of Urbanization in China. Xiaobo Lu; Barnard College; Lynette Ong, University of Toronto; Meg Rithmire, Harvard Business School; Kay Shimizu, Columbia University; Luigi Tomba, Australian National University; Jeremy Wallace, The Ohio State University; Xie Yue, Tongji University; Zhu Demi, Tongji University. Cosponsored by the Confucius Institute.
April
21 New Directions in Japanese History. Jamyung Choi, INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Miriam Kingsberg, Charles A. Ryskamp Fellow (ACLS), Columbia University; Assistant Professor of Modern Japanese History, University of Colorado at Boulder; discussants: Kim Brandt, Columbia University, and Małgorzata Mazurek, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
May
1 Thailand Update Conference. Tyrell Haberkorn, Fellow in Political and Social Change, Australian National University; Napat Jatusripitak, PhD candidate, University of Minnesota; Pinkaew Laungaramsri, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Chiang Mai University; Joseph Liow, Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asia Studies, Brookings Institution; Frank Munger, Professor of Law; Co-Chair, Law and Society Program, New York Law School; Sudarat Musikawong, Associate Professor of Sociology, Siena College; Pitch Pongsawat, Assistant Professor of Political
Science, Chulalongkorn University; Kriangsak Teerakowitkajorn, PhD candidate, Syracuse University; moderators: Duncan McCargo, Senior Research Affiliate, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Professor of Political Science, University of Leeds; and Ann Marie Murphy, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University. Cosponsored by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center; the Southeast Asian Student Initiative; and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University.PECIAL LECTURES AND
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
September
11 Paulson and Rudd: Asia and the World Order. Henry Paulson Jr., Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Chairman of the Paulson Institute; Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia. Cosponsored by the Asia Society and the Paulson Institute.
October
8 The Fifth Annual N.T. Wang Distinguished Lecture: The Chinese Economy: Boom or Bust? Lawrence J. Lau, Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong; moderator: Carl Riskin, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Distinguished Professor of Economics, Queens College, CUNY. Cosponsored by the Chazen Institute of International Business.
November
5 Southeast Asia and the United States. His Excellency Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States; moderator: Duncan McCargo, Senior Research Affiliate, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Professor of Political Science, University of Leeds. Cosponsored by the Southeast Asian Student Initiative (SEASI).
December
3 Korean Peninsula: From Division to Reunification. Honorable Ambassador Se-joon Son, Consul General, Korean Consulate General in New York; Alexis Dudden, Professor of History, University of Connecticut; Sung-Yoon Lee, Kim Koo- Korea Foundation Professor in Korean Studies and Assistant Professor, Tufts University; Sue Mi Terry, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Cosponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York.
3 Central Asia in Asia: Emerging Links, Rivalries, and Opportunities. Nicola Contessi, Columbia University; Alexander Cooley, Columbia University; Timur Dadabaev, University of Tsukuba; Matteo Fumagalli, Central European University; Sebastien Peyrouse, George Washington University. Cosponsored by the Harriman Institute and the INTERACT Program.
February
5 The Tenth Annual Lecture on Japanese Politics: New Directions in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy. Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; moderator: Hugh T. Patrick, R. D. Calkins Professor of International Business Emeritus; Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School. Cosponsored by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business.
March
3 The 16th Annual Mitsui USA Symposium: How Supply Chains Respond to Crises: The Japanese Experience. Fangruo Chen, MUTB Professor of International Business, Columbia Business School; Albert Matias, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for the Americas, Hitachi America, Ltd.; Hugh T. Patrick, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; David E. Weinstein, Chair, Department of Economics, Columbia University; Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Robert Young, Vice President, Purchasing, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Cosponsored by Center on Japanese Economics and Business, Toyota Research Program, and Mitsui USA Foundation.
ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS
September
12 Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiaohsien. Ian Buruma, Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism, Bard College; Richard Pena, Professor of Film Studies, Columbia University; Richard Suchenski, Assistant Professor of Film and Electronic Arts, Bard College. Cosponsored by Columbia University School of the Arts-Film; Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York; Center for Moving Image Arts, Bard College; and the Museum of the Moving Image.
October
2 Composer Portraits: Chou Wen-chung. James Baker, Conductor; Brentano String Quartet; New York New Music Ensemble; Talujon; Chou Wen-chung, Composer. Cosponsored by the Columbia University Department of Music, the Fritz Reiner Center for Contemporary Music, the Dean of Humanities, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Center for Ethnomusicology.
17–18 Wang Mansheng & Zheng Xiaohua: An Exhibition of Chinese Calligraphy. Robert Harrist, Columbia University; Eugenia Lean, Columbia University; Lening Liu, Columbia University; Wang Mansheng, Artist; Wei Shang, Columbia University; Haruo Shirane, Columbia University; Robert Wolven, Columbia University; Zheng Xiaohua, Remin University of China. Cosponsored by C. V. Starr East Asian Library, the Columbia Confucius Institute, Columbia University Libraries, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Department of Art History and Archaeology.
29 The Model Minority Revisited: Facts, Myths, and Realities about Asian Americans. Jennifer Lee, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine; Vivian Louie, Program Officer, William T. Grant Foundation; Ellen Wu, Associate Professor of History, Indiana University, Bloomington. Cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, the Department of History, and the Department of Sociology.
February
5 The Politics of Japanese Documentary Film: From Conservative Electoral Campaigns to the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. Kazuhiro Soda, Documentary Filmmaker; moderator: Hikari Hori, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture.
24 Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing. Bei Dao, Poet; Ouyang Jianghe, Poet; Xi Chuan, Poet; Xu Bing, Artist; Zhai Yongming, Poet; Zhou Zan, Poet; moderators: Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University; John Rajchman, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Columbia University. Cosponsored by the Confucius Institute, the Xu Bing Studio, the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, Literary Translation at Columbia, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Department of Art History and Archaeology, and Columbia Global Centers | East Asia.
25 Birds of Metal in Flight: An Evening of Poetry with 5+5. Bei Dao, Poet; Charles Bernstein, Poet; Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Poet; Pierre Joris, Poet; The Very Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski, Dean, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University; Marilyn Nelson, Poet; Ouyang Jianghe, Poet; Afaa Weaver, Poet; Xi Chuan, Poet; Xu Bing, Artist; Zhai Yongming, Poet; Zhou Zan, Poet. Cosponsored by the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Confucius Institute, the Xu Bing Studio, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Department of English and Comparative Literature, the Department of Art History and Archaeology, the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, Literary Translation at Columbia, and Columbia Global Centers | East Asia.
April
2 History and Experiment: Asian American Poetry. Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Poet; Tan Lin, Poet; Monica Youn, Poet; Jeffrey Yang, Poet; Dorothy Wang, Associate Professor of American Studies and Faculty Affiliate in English, Williams College. Cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, the Department of Sociology, and the Department of History.
PHD STUDENT WORKSHOP
April
24 Mediating Bodies: The Politics of Science and Affect in Modern East Asia. Gal Gvili, Columbia University; Yumi Kim, Columbia University; Myra Sun, Columbia University; discussant: Weihong Bao, Assistant Professor of Film & Media, University of California, Berkeley.
