Peter Moody, a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Cultures and in History at Columbia University, was quoted in the July 10, 2017 Vice News article "North Korea's Secret Weapon is Terrible Synth Pop." The article explores how North Korea uses popular music as propaganda. "I think there's a wide range of how much people buy into the propaganda," said Moody. "Kim Il Sung … [Read more...]
WEAI Congratulates Theodore Hughes on his Promotion to Full Professor
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute warmly congratulates faculty member Theodore Hughes on his promotion to Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Professor Hughes is the Director of The Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, which, under his leadership, has … [Read more...]
Dorothy Ko discusses her Study of the WEAI “The Social Life of Inkstones” with the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast
Dorothy Ko, Professor of History at Barnard College and faculty member of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, recently discussed her new book The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China with the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast. Published by the University of Washington Press in 2017, The Social Life of Inkstones is in the Studies of the … [Read more...]
Watch WEAI’s Video about the Growth of Southeast Asian Studies at Columbia
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video introducing viewers to new faculty members who are expanding the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umARvzQur2o Introduced by Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History, the video features … [Read more...]
Lydia H. Liu to Take Part in July 14 Exhibition & Symposium on V. K. Wellington Koo at Columbia Global Centers I Beijing
On July 14, 2017, WEAI faculty member Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, will take part in Columbia Global Centers I East Asia - Beijing's special symposium and exhibition surrounding the first public release of V.K. Wellington Koo's archive of personal papers. V. … [Read more...]
