Newsweek Japan recently devoted four cover stories to a series of two-hour special seminars led by Professor Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University. In these seminars Gluck engaged in spirited conversations with a group of around fifteen Columbia students on the subject of the public memory of World War II. The group of graduate students, … [Read more...]
March 29 Event: “Scales of History: Family History/Global History:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the March 29, 2018 event "Scales of History: Family History/Global History." The event featured distinguished scholar Shunya Yoshimi, Professor of Sociology, Cultural Studies and Media Studies, University of Tokyo. Moderated by Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia … [Read more...]
March 27 Event: “China’s Latest Strongman Leader: Putting Xi Jinping Into Historical and Comparative Perspective:” Audio, Photos, and Partial Video
Audio, photographs, and partial video footage are now available from the March 27, 2018 event "China’s Latest Strongman Leader: Putting Xi Jinping Into Historical and Comparative Perspective." The event featured Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History, UC Irvine; Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, historian and writer; Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck Takes Part in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Conference on Japan-Korea Relations
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, took part in the March 8, 2018 conference "Japan-Korea Relations 20 Years After the Kim-Obuchi Summit," held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck Presents at Panel in Berlin About Memorial Museums and the Historical Past
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, gave a talk titled "The Past is a Moving Target" at a conference on Memorial Museums and the Historical Past at the Topography of Terror in Berlin on February 6, 2018. The Topography of Terror is a widely visited place of remembrance in Berlin. During the … [Read more...]
