In a recent article in the Nikkei Shimbun, Professor Carol Gluck discussed the evolution of public perception in the US of the emperor of Japan. In the more than 70 years since the end of the Second World War, US views of the position of emperor have changed dramatically, with a role once seen as host to a leading figure in the war taking on new status as a symbol of peace, … [Read more...]
Andrew Nathan discusses Tiananmen Square anniversary with international media
Professor Andrew Nathan is poised to appear in a PBS documentary film on June 25 titled Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party, to be released in the wake of the 30th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Ahead of the anniversary, Nathan published an article in Foreign Affairs introducing a new publication of speeches that were delivered by top Chinese … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo quoted in NYT obituary of Prem Tinsulanonda
Professor Duncan McCargo was quoted by the New York Times in a May 26 obituary for Prem Tinsulanonda, an army commander in chief who served as prime minister of Thailand and headed the Privy Council of the king. Prem was 98. "'The king trusted Prem absolutely,' wrote the political scientist Duncan McCargo, 'seeing him as an incorruptible figure who shared his soft and … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck delivers keynote address at conference on “Modern Japan in the Comparative Imagination”
Professor Carol Gluck gave a keynote address at an interdisciplinary conference on the comparative imagination in history-writing in Durham, UK. The conference, which was held at Durham University May 9-10, considered how modern Japanese history, literature, and art have been shaped by and understood through comparisons across national and cultural boundaries. Professor Gluck … [Read more...]
New ASAP/Journal issue spotlights WEAI “Performing History” workshop
Arts and humanities journal ASAP/Journal has released an issue featuring essays on "Performing History," based on a performance arts workshop organized in 2017 at Columbia University by former Borg postdoctoral scholar Miki Kaneda, with major funding from the WEAI. Titled “Swallowing and Spitting History: Performing History/Experimental Practices," the workshop brought together … [Read more...]
