Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the June 24, 2018 Washington Post article "'Thai Crackdown Targets Buddhist Monks Amid Accusations of Embezzlement and Fraud." The article discusses the recent arrests of six Thai monks, who were defrocked and charged with offenses related to embezzlement, fraud and robbery. “The … [Read more...]
John Phan is Awarded ACLS Grant for an International Conference on Contact Zones & Colonialism in China’s South
We are pleased to announce that John Phan, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, has, along with collaborator Erica Brindley of Penn State University, received a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to hold the international conference "Contact Zones and Colonialism in China’s South." The conference will be part … [Read more...]
Student Spotlight: Christopher Peacock
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Christopher Peacock, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies Tibetan literary writing – primarily … [Read more...]
Diana Fu’s Study of the WEAI “Mobilizing Without the Masses” Wins APSA Book Award
We congratulate Diana Fu, assistant professor of Asian Politics at the University of Toronto, whose Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in China was awarded the 2018 Gregory Luebbert Prize for the best book in Comparative Politics from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The book, published in … [Read more...]
Read a Q&A with Lien-Hang Nguyen About CNN’s “1968” Original Series
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War on CNN's original series "1968," which will premiere over two nights: Sunday, May 27, 2018, and Monday, May 28, 2018. The broadcasts will air from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST. The four-part docuseries goes back … [Read more...]
