STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Jia-Chen Fu (University of Washington Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. In the early twentieth century, China was stigmatized as the "Land of Famine." Meanwhile in Europe and the United States, scientists and industrialists seized upon the soybean as a miracle plant that could help build modern … [Read more...]
Oct. 9 Event: “Effluent Disposal and Disease Prevention in Modern Japan:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the October 9, 2017 event "Effluent Disposal and Disease Prevention in Modern Japan." During the event, Alexander Bay of Chapman University discussed how public health officials In Japan disciplined human waste to sanitize both the masses and the environment. His talk was moderated by Paul Kreitman, Assistant Professor of … [Read more...]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Nicholas Bartlett
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Nicholas Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society at Barnard College, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Bartlett, who earned his PhD in Medical Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco, specializes in medical and psychological anthropology, addiction and recovery, civil … [Read more...]
