On October 10, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute convened a panel discussion on women, modernity, and sustainable fashion in contemporary Vietnam. Organized by WEAI member John Phan, Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University; the panel featured Valerie Steele, director of the Fashion Institute of New York; Hazel Clarke, … [Read more...]
Haruo Shirane wins the first NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies
Haruo Shirane has been selected as the first recipient of the NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies. The prize recognizes Shirane, professor of Japanese literature and culture at Columbia University, for outstanding achievement in Japanese studies (defined as the fields of Japanese history, literature, linguistics, folklore, ethnology, and environmental studies) and for … [Read more...]
Forum examines impacts and future of urbanization in China
The 6th Urban China Forum was successfully held in Avery Hall on October 5, 2019. The event was organized by the Urban Planning Program and Urban China Center (GSAPP) and the China Center for Social Policy, and was cosponsored by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; the School of Social Work; and Columbia Global Centers | Beijing. The event also … [Read more...]
”Colloquium on Global Hồ Chí Minh” and the future of international Vietnamese Studies
By Thu Anh Le On the 50th anniversary of the publication of the last will and testament of Hồ Chí Minh (1969 - 2019), Columbia University and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University held a colloquium on his life, career and legacy. Cosponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Department of History, and the Department of East … [Read more...]
Madeleine Zelin to deliver 2019 series of Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures
Professor Madeleine Zelin has been selected to deliver the 27th series of the prestigious Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures. This year's lecture series is titled "China Semi-Incorporated: The Battle for a Chinese Legal Modernity in the Early Twentieth Century" and is comprised of the following events: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 I: The “Company” Will Save Us: … [Read more...]
