Photographs and audio are now available from the February 26, 2015 event “Museums, Exhibitions, and Digital Media.” The event featured a lecture by John T. Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and was moderated by Haruo Shirane, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature at Columbia University and faculty member of the Weatherhead East Asian … [Read more...]
February 24 Event “Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the February 24, 2015 event "Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing." The standing-room only event featured a stimulating discussion between internationally acclaimed artist Xu Bing and five renowned Chinese poets: Bei Dao, Ouyang Jianghe, Xi Chuan, Zhai Yongming, and Zhou Zan. Their conversation was … [Read more...]
February 24 Event: “East Asia’s Changing Security Environment and Japan’s Response”
Photographs and audio are now available from the February 24, 2015 event “East Asia's Changing Security Environment and Japan's Response.” The event featured a lecture by Hitoshi Tanaka, Chairman of the Institute for International Strategy at the Japan Research Institute; Senior Fellow at the Japan Center for International Exchange; and Visiting Professor at the Graduate School … [Read more...]
February 23 Event: “Speech and Media Freedom – New Lessons of the Umbrella Revolution”
Photographs and audio are now available from the February 23, 2015 event "Speech and Media Freedom – New Lessons of the Umbrella Revolution." The event featured a lecture by Margaret Ng, who is a noted politician, barrister, writer, and columnist in Hong Kong. Dr. Ng's lecture was moderated by Benjamin L. Liebman, Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, and … [Read more...]
February 5 Event: “New Directions in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy:” Photos and Video
Photographs and video are now available from the February 5, 2015 Tenth Annual Lecture on Japanese Politics, titled: "New Directions in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy." The event featured Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University. The lecture by Professor Curtis--an internationally known expert on Japanese politics--was moderated by … [Read more...]
