On October 3 and 4, 2014, Columbia University hosted the Fifth Annual Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) Symposium "Asia and Africa Across Disciplinary and National Lines." The symposium featured presentations on Asian and African research by graduate students and professors from Columbia and from many of its fellow consortium members Institut National des Langues … [Read more...]
Conference: “Beyond Modernity: Understanding Change in China”
Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies, has been a key member of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute community since joining Columbia’s faculty in 1979. In addition to directing the Institute from 1992-1993 and from 1995-2001, she has mentored generations of undergraduates, MARSEA students, and PhD students. During the 35 years that Professor Zelin has … [Read more...]
September 12 Event “Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien:” Photos and Audio
Photographs are available here from the September 12, 2014 event Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien, which featured acclaimed writer and academic Ian Buruma, Columbia University film studies professor Richard Peña, and Bard College professor Richard I. Suchenski. Suchenski organized the international retrospective "Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien," which … [Read more...]
April 23 Event: Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu’s Lecture: Photos and Report
Photographs and a report are available here from the April 23, 2014 event My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman's Journey from Prison to Power, which featured the former Vice President of the Republic of China Annette Lu (Lu Hsiu-lien) and was moderated by Weatherhead East Asian Institute professor Andrew J. Nathan. The event was co-sponsored by the APEC Study Center and Taiwan … [Read more...]
April 24 ‘Jin Ping Mei’ Event: Photos and Audio
Photographs are available here from the April 24, 2014 event A Contemporary Conversation on a Chinese Erotic Classic: David Roy's Translation of 'Jin Ping Mei' and New Scholarly Directions, which featured Weatherhead East Asian Institute professor Wei Shang and Princeton professor Paize Keulemans. WEAI professor Eugenia Lean moderated the discussion. The standing-room … [Read more...]
