The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University is currently inviting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in modern/contemporary Japanese humanities specializing in Visual Culture, Film and Media, to start in September 2018. Demonstrated interest in comparative research and a deep knowledge of modern Japanese literature and … [Read more...]
Watch Paul Anderer Discuss His New Book “Kurosawa’s Rashomon”
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video in which Paul Anderer, the Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities and Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, discusses his new book titled Kurosawa's Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films. The book, published … [Read more...]
Nov. 2 Event: “The Memory Project:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the November 2, 2016 panel discussion "The Memory Project." The discussion, part of a two-day event featuring film screenings, featured 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, … [Read more...]
“’Iron Moon’ and Working Class Poetry in China”
Film Screening and Lecture “'Iron Moon' and Working Class Poetry in China” Qin Xiaoyu, filmmaker; director of "Iron Moon" (2015) Chen Nianxi, poet Ou Ning, artist Wu Feiyue, filmmaker Moderated by Ying Qian, Columbia University 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration required. … [Read more...]
WEAI Announces Global Scholars Program 2017: “Media Practices in India and China – A Summer Program in Mumbai & Beijing”
MEDIA PRACTICES IN INDIA AND CHINA A Summer Program in Mumbai and Beijing Led by Columbia film scholars Debashree Mukherjee and Ying Qian, this summer 2017 program will take students to Mumbai and Beijing to investigate contemporary media practices in India and China. Through visits to sites of media production, exhibition, and consumption, and meetings with a wide array of … [Read more...]
