• “Japan on the Silk Road: Encounters and Perspectives of Politics and Culture in Eurasia”

    Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Selçuk Esenbel, Emerita Professor of Modern Japanese History in the Department of History Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey   Moderated by: Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History Columbia University    Dr. Esenbel will focus her talk on her recent book, Japan on the Silk Road. The book provides for the […]

  • “Mongolia at the Crossroads of Asia: Foreign Policy Challenges in the Democratic Era”

    Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Alicia Campi, President of the Asian Political and History Association; Adjunct Professor at the Reischauer Center, School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University    Moderated by: Elizabeth Wishnick Professor of Political Science Montclair State University;  Senior Research Scholar Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University    This event will discuss […]

  • “Traversing Chosŏn Society through Music”

    Center for Korean Research Special Event   Please join us for a special performance by: Gamin Kang, piri, saenghwang and taepyeongso soloist    Q&A with: Hye Eun Choi, Visiting Scholar Columbia University   Gamin Kang, simply known as “gamin,” a distinguished NYC soloist, tours the world performing both traditional Korean music and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Born […]

  • The Bounds of Modern Japanese Literature and Film, A Symposium in Honor of Professor Paul Anderer

    Kent Hall, Room 403 Columbia University - Kent Hall, Room 403, New York, NY, United States

    Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture Event Please join us for a symposium with:   John Carpenter, Metropolitan Museum of Art Nina Cornyetz, NYU Stephen Dodd, SOAS Joan Ericson, Colorado College Chris Hill, University of Michigan Indra Levy, Stanford Seiji Lippit, UCLA David Lurie, Columbia Yi-Ping Ong, Johns Hopkins Sunyoung Park, USC Janet Poole, University of […]

  • “Reporting Asia: Japan”

    Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Bill Emmott, former editor-in-chief The Economist Tomoko Kubota, Independent Journalist and Oral historian   Moderated by: Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History Columbia University    About the Speakers: Bill Emmott is a writer and consultant best known for his 13 years as editor in chief of The Economist in […]