The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to report that its Spring 2020 Graduate and Undergraduate Course Bulletins are now available. For the graduate bulletin, please click here. For the undergraduate bulletin, please click here. The Weatherhead East Asian Institute Course Bulletins are intended to provide a listing of East Asia-related graduate, undergraduate, and … [Read more...]
Paul Kreitman writes op-ed about 2019 film “Midway”
Professor Paul Kreitman recently wrote an op-ed piece, “The Midway of Our Movie Screens Ignores Its Place Within America’s Oceanic Empire,” in the NewStatesman magazine. Kreitman criticizes the new film, Midway (2019), stating that “the movie conveniently ignores the fact that the United States was, like Japan and Great Britain, very much a colonial power during World War II.” … [Read more...]
Scholars from the US and Japan discuss “New Directions in Japanese Studies”
The international workshop “New Directions in Japanese Studies” took place at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute from November 1 to 3. The event, cosponsored by the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture and the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Distinguished guests from … [Read more...]
Benjamin Liebman of Columbia Law School quoted in The Economist on China’s Justice System Reforms
Benjamin Liebman of Columbia Law School was quoted in a recent The Economist article, “Justice in China Is Notoriously Harsh, But Reforms Are Afoot.” Instead of imprisoning convicted criminals, China has been using “correction in the community” tactics to serve out their sentences. Liebman believes that judges employ this sentencing method for defendants who compensate victims … [Read more...]
David Weinstein quoted in Forbes article on Japan’s nuclear plants
WEAI Professor David Weinstein was quoted in a recent Forbes article, “Shutting Down All of Japan’s Nuclear Plants After Fukushima Was A Bad Idea.” After the 2011 tsunami and earthquake, Japan closed its nuclear plants and increased energy imports of coal, oil, and gas, fossil fuels that have contributed adversely to country’s environment and citizens’ health. In the article, … [Read more...]
