STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Martin T. Fromm (Cambridge University Press, 2019) For information from the publisher, please click here. In the 1980s, as China transitioned to the post-Mao era, a state-sponsored oral history project led to the publication of local, regional, and national histories. They took the form of written and transcribed personal testimonies … [Read more...]
“Movie Music of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: Political Control and Artistic Creativity”
Discussion "Movie Music of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: Political Control and Artistic Creativity" Zhang Shuo, Lecturer, Department of Music, Beijing Institute of Education Moderated by: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science Monday, April 16, 2018 International Affairs Building, Room 918 4:00 … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Alexander Cook’s “The Cultural Revolution on Trial”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Cultural Revolution on Trial: Mao and the Gang of Four, published by Cambridge University Press. The book's author is Alexander C. Cook, a Columbia PhD who teaches history at the University of California, Berkeley. The trial of Cultural Revolution leaders, … [Read more...]
“Cultural Revolution, Propaganda Art, and Historical Memories”
Film Screening and Lecture "Cultural Revolution, Propaganda Art, and Historical Memories" Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania Ying Qian, Columbia University Chengzhi Wang, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Reading Room, C.V. Starr East Asian Library Registration required. Please register here. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Film … [Read more...]
