Photographs and audio are now available from the December 3, 2014 event “East Asian Historical Thought in Comparative Perspective: What History Is, Knows, Does: The West.” The event, co-sponsored by the Department of History, featured Eelco Runia, University of Groningen, Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University, and Harry Harootunian, Senior … [Read more...]
Conference: “Beyond Modernity: Understanding Change in China”
Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies, has been a key member of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute community since joining Columbia’s faculty in 1979. In addition to directing the Institute from 1992-1993 and from 1995-2001, she has mentored generations of undergraduates, MARSEA students, and PhD students. During the 35 years that Professor Zelin has … [Read more...]
October 14 Event “Japan: East Asian Historical Thought in Comparative Perspective:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the October 14, 2014 event "East Asian Historical Thought in Comparative Perspective: What History Is, Knows, Does: Japan." The event, co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Japan Study Student Association, featured Narita Ryuichi, Japan Women's University, Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia … [Read more...]
