Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote a July 13, 2017 article in Foreign Affairs titled "Remembering Liu Xiaobo: The West's Responsibility in Upholding His Legacy." Following the death of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who had been jailed for the last eight years of his life, Professor Nathan discusses the … [Read more...]
Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai Reports on the Summer 2017 Global Scholars Program “Media Practices in India & China”
Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai recently reported on this summer's successful Global Scholars Program "Media Practices in India and China," which was organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Office of Global Programs, and Columbia Global Centers. During the program, which ran from May 22 to June 30, WEAI faculty member Ying Qian, Assistant Professor of East … [Read more...]
Columbia PhD Student Peter Moody talks to Vice News About North Korea’s Propaganda Music
Peter Moody, a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Cultures and in History at Columbia University, was quoted in the July 10, 2017 Vice News article "North Korea's Secret Weapon is Terrible Synth Pop." The article explores how North Korea uses popular music as propaganda. "I think there's a wide range of how much people buy into the propaganda," said Moody. "Kim Il Sung … [Read more...]
WEAI Congratulates Theodore Hughes on his Promotion to Full Professor
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute warmly congratulates faculty member Theodore Hughes on his promotion to Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Professor Hughes is the Director of The Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, which, under his leadership, has … [Read more...]
Lydia H. Liu to Take Part in July 14 Exhibition & Symposium on V. K. Wellington Koo at Columbia Global Centers I Beijing
On July 14, 2017, WEAI faculty member Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, will take part in Columbia Global Centers I East Asia - Beijing's special symposium and exhibition surrounding the first public release of V.K. Wellington Koo's archive of personal papers. V. … [Read more...]
