Howard W. French, a professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, has spent years reporting about the massive migration of Chinese people to Africa. Alfred A. Knopf has just published the results of his work: China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in China. French, who has served as the bureau chief in Japan, China, West and … [Read more...]
Columbia professor Lydia H. Liu on Phoenix and the art of Xu Bing
Now is the ideal time for those in New York to experience the work of Xu Bing (1955-), the world-renowned contemporary Chinese artist. Through January 2015, his monumental installation Phoenix, featuring two giant birds fabricated from construction debris, will be displayed inside the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. Book from the Sky, the work that … [Read more...]
INTERACT fellow Shi-Yan Chao discusses the Marriage Equality Movement in Taiwan
Shi-Yan Chao, 2013 – 2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, discusses the recent debates about marriage equality in Taiwan, which could be the first nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Chao, who received his PhD in Cinema Studies from New York University, wrote his dissertation “Processing Tongzhi Imaginaries: Chinese Queer … [Read more...]
Jian Ming Chris Chang: Archives, Archives, and Old Book Markets in China
Archives, Archives, and Old Book Markets in China By:Jian Ming Chris Chang, PhD in Modern Chinese History, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Issues of access are always a primary concern for researchers of modern Chinese history. Anyone who has visited a Chinese archive knows that even the best-laid plans can abruptly go awry, as a single imperious archivist can be all … [Read more...]
Brown Bag Photos: Fashion in Contemporary China
Pictures from the Brown Bag on Chinese Fashion co-sponsored with Hoot Magazine last Thursday... … [Read more...]
