Film Screenings and Panel Discussions "The Memory Project" Jane Gaines, Columbia University Lydia H. Liu, Columbia University Liu Xiaolei, Film Director Richard Peña, Columbia University Wu Wenguang, Film Director Ying Qian, Columbia University Zhang Mengqi, Film Director Zhang Ping, Film Director November 1: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM November 2: 4:00 PM - 8:30 … [Read more...]
WEAI welcomes new faculty member Ying Qian
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Ying Qian, assistant professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, to the Columbia faculty. Professor Qian, who earned her PhD from Harvard University, studies Chinese film, literature, and media. Her current research focus is on Chinese documentary cinema. In the following Q & A, Professor Qian discusses her scholarship … [Read more...]
“The Look of Silence”
Film Screening & Discussion "The Look of Silence" Joshua Oppenheimer, Film Director 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Journalism School, 3rd Floor Lecture Hall No registration required. Co-sponsored by the Columbia Journalism School, Columbia University School of the Arts, Columbia Law School, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, and the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and … [Read more...]
INTERACT fellow Shi-Yan Chao discusses upcoming April 25 event “Documenting Queer Histories in China and the U.S.”
Shi-Yan Chao, 2013 – 2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, discusses the upcoming Friday, April 25, 2014 event "Documenting Queer Histories in China and the U.S.," which will feature the screenings of Cui Zi'en's "Queer China, 'Comrade' China" and Barbara Hammer's "Nitrate Kisses" followed by a discussion with both filmmakers. The event … [Read more...]
