Photographs and audio are now available from the October 12, 2016 event "Ge Fei in New York: On the Translation of His Novel ‘The Invisibility Cloak'" During the discussion, renowned Chinese author Ge Fei discussed his novel The Invisibility Cloak with Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, and Canaan Morse, who recently translated the … [Read more...]
Sept. 26 Event: “The Comeback of Confucius in Modern China:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the September 26, 2016 event "The Comeback of Confucius in Modern China" During the discussion, journalist Michael Schuman talked about his book Confucius and the World He Created (Basic Books, 2015) with Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies at Columbia University. Audio is available on iTunes U here. … [Read more...]
Sept. 22 Event: “Pluralism and Diversity: Best Practices from Singapore and Southeast Asia:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the September 22, 2016 event "Pluralism and Diversity: Best Practices from Singapore and Southeast Asia" During the discussion, the State Department’s Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Shaarik Zafar, and the Singaporean Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Masagos Zulkifli, held a conversation on religious … [Read more...]
Sept. 20 Event: “The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the September 20, 2016 event "The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan" During the discussion, Princeton University professor and Columbia PhD Federico Marcon talked about his Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan … [Read more...]
WEAI holds summer events in Indonesia and Singapore
During the summer of 2016, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute held widely attended panel discussions and receptions in Indonesia and Singapore to foster the growth of Columbia University alumni networks in Southeast Asia and to promote the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia. These events brought together Columbia faculty, students, and alumni as well as academics, students, … [Read more...]
