The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that faculty members Eugenia Lean, Carol Gluck, Theodore Hughes, and Paul Kreitman will be presenting at this summer's Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Asia Conference, which will be held in Seoul from June 24, 2017 to June 27, 2017. Full conference details are available here. Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor … [Read more...]
May 8 Event: “Pacific Overtures: A Panel Discussion About the Celebrated Musical:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the May 8, 2017 event "Pacific Overtures: A Panel Discussion About the Celebrated Musical and its 2017 Off-Broadway Revival." The event featured George Takei, actor and activist; John Weidman, librettist of "Pacific Overtures;" Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University; and David Hajdu, Professor of … [Read more...]
“Pacific Overtures: A Panel Discussion About the Celebrated Musical”
Panel Discussion "Pacific Overtures: A Panel Discussion About the Celebrated Musical" George Takei, Actor and Activist John Weidman, Librettist of "Pacific Overtures" David Hajdu, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University; Music Critic, The Nation Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Low Memorial Library, Faculty … [Read more...]
“Homecomings: The Belated Return of Japan’s Lost Soldiers”
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Author Lecture "Homecomings: The Belated Return of Japan's Lost Soldiers" Yoshikuni Igarashi, Professor of History, Vanderbilt University Moderated by Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration required. ----- Soon … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck discusses Asia’s changing power dynamics on BBC Radio 4
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke on BBC Radio 4's program The New World about the changing power dynamics in Asia in an episode titled "Axis of Power." The episode, hosted by Gideon Rachman, explores the implications of changing international geo-politics and asks how world … [Read more...]
