Audio and photographs are now available from the November 10, 2017 event "Repressing Revisionism in Vietnam, 1956-1960." During the standing-room-only event, Peter Zinoman of the University of California, Berkeley discussed his next book project, which surveys the intellectual schisms and literati debates in the backdrop of state repression of the arts in the Democratic … [Read more...]
Oct. 18 Event: “The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the October 18, 2017 event "The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao." During the event, Ian Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, discussed his new book The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao (Pantheon , 2017). Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia … [Read more...]
Oct. 9 Event: “Effluent Disposal and Disease Prevention in Modern Japan:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the October 9, 2017 event "Effluent Disposal and Disease Prevention in Modern Japan." During the event, Alexander Bay of Chapman University discussed how public health officials In Japan disciplined human waste to sanitize both the masses and the environment. His talk was moderated by Paul Kreitman, Assistant Professor of … [Read more...]
Sept. 28 Event: “The China Boom-Why China Will Not Rule the World:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the September 28, 2017 event "The China Boom-Why China Will Not Rule the World." During the standing-room-only event, Ho-Fung Hung, Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Associate Professor in Political Economy at the Johns Hopkins University, discussed his new Columbia University Press book The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule … [Read more...]
Sept. 26 Event: “Luminous Memories: Bei Dao in Conversation with Eliot Weinberger:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the September 26, 2017 event "Luminous Memories: Bei Dao in Conversation with Eliot Weinberger." During the sold-out event in Jerome Greene Hall, Bei Dao, widely recognized as the foremost poet of his generation, engaged essayist and translator Eliot Weinberger in a conversation about his newly published book, City Gate, Open Up, … [Read more...]
