On Saturday, February 15, 2020, Hunter College’s Chinese Flagship Program and Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute had the honor of jointly hosting a Professional Development Workshop under the direction of Ms. Ying Jin. This workshop aimed at addressing and answering the curious challenges instructors face when attempting to teach to 21st century minds. Ms. … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck quoted in Portland State Vanguard on postwar Japan
Professor Carol Gluck's February 6 lecture at Portland State University, "Postwar Japan: A Pre-postmortem" was covered in a recent article in the university newspaper, the Portland State Vanguard. The article, titled "Postwar Japan: past or present," lays out Professor Gluck's analysis of Japan's relationship to World War II, noting that Japan is the only country that still … [Read more...]
CANCELLED: Carol Gluck to discuss Japanese women’s constitutional rights and Beate Sirota Gordon at UN event in March
Due to travel restrictions, this event has been cancelled. Click here to view the flyer. … [Read more...]
Interview: Xiaolu Guo on the universal human narrative and creating a hybrid voice
Xiaolu Guo is a British/Chinese novelist, essayist, and filmmaker. She currently holds a position as Writer-In-Residence at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and is an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University. Her work includes the novels A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlist), and I Am China (a 2014 NPR Best Book), the … [Read more...]
Nationalism and Populism Around the World: Is Japan an Exception?
All across the globe, populist movements appear to be gaining momentum. Whether aligned with the left or the right, espousing views of anti-elitism or xenophobia, these populist movements and their leaders threaten the status quo. At a two-part event on February 10 at Columbia University titled “Nationalism and Populism Around the World: Is Japan an Exception?” scholars … [Read more...]
