Shi-Yan Chao, 2013 – 2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, discusses the upcoming Friday, April 25, 2014 event "Documenting Queer Histories in China and the U.S.," which will feature the screenings of Cui Zi'en's "Queer China, 'Comrade' China" and Barbara Hammer's "Nitrate Kisses" followed by a discussion with both filmmakers. The event … [Read more...]
INTERACT fellow Saskia Schaefer discusses upcoming April 18 event on Islamic Urbanism in Jakarta and Istanbul
Saskia Schaefer, 2013 – 2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Southeast Asian Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and part-time lecturer in Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, compares the dynamics between Islam and urbanism in Jakarta and Istanbul. On Friday, April 18, 2014, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Institute for … [Read more...]
March 31 Event: “China and the Environment:” Photos and Audio
A Report on the March 31, 2014 China and the Environment panel discussion featuring Chinadialogue editor Isabel Hilton, Georgetown University professor Micah Muscolino, Yale University professor Peter Perdue, and moderator Eugenia Lean. Audio for the event is available on iTunes here: In an in-depth conversation, three of the leading experts in the field … [Read more...]
Meet the WEAI Authors Event: Emily T. Yeh and “Taming Tibet”
A Report on the Meet the WEAI Authors event featuring Emily T. Yeh, author of the Study of the WEAI Taming Tibet: Landscape Transformation and the Gift of Chinese Development, on March 25, 2014: Emily T. Yeh, Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and moderator Robert Barnett, director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program … [Read more...]
The Fourth Annual N.T. Wang Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Qiren Zhou
Read about and see pictures from the Fourth Annual N.T. Wang Distinguished Lecture by Qiren Zhou, Professor of Economics, the National School of Development, Peking University. The February 5, 2014 event, moderated by Shang-Jin Wei, the N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Director of the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business, … [Read more...]
