Conference "South-South II: Materiality and Embodiment in Greater Asia and Africa" Projit Mukharji, University of Pennsylvania Nina Sylvanus, Northeastern University Nadia Abu al-Haj, Columbia University Mehak Sawhney, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi Nimrod Ben Zeev, University of Pennsylvania Sukhalata Sen, Jawaharlal Nehru University Nina … [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...]
“Beyond Empire and Borders: The Third International Conference on the Qing Dynasty and Inner Asia” – Conference
Conference "Beyond Empire and Borders: The Third International Conference on the Qing Dynasty and Inner Asia" Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University Oyunbilig Borjigidai, Professor/Executive Dean, School of Chinese Classics, Renmin University of China Ling-Wei Kung, PhD Student in History-East Asian Program, … [Read more...]
“Beyond Empire and Borders: The Third International Conference on the Qing Dynasty and Inner Asia” – Conference
Conference "Beyond Empire and Borders: The Third International Conference on the Qing Dynasty and Inner Asia" Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University Oyunbilig Borjigidai, Professor/Executive Dean, School of Chinese Classics, Renmin University of China Ling-Wei Kung, PhD Student in History-East Asian Program, … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen Speaks on PRI Public Radio International About the 1968 Tet Offensive
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, spoke on PRI Public Radio International on September 26, 2017 about the Vietnam War's 1968 Tet Offensive. Professor Nguyen spoke on the sixth episode, titled "The Shock of the Tet," of PRI's series on the Vietnam War called "LBJ's War." From the … [Read more...]
