Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, talked to WNYC's The Takeaway on August 7, 2017 about the recent U.N. sanctions against North Korea. Professor Noerper, who is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a former senior analyst at the U.S. Department of State, discussed the potential impact of the … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis is Interviewed by Munhwa Ilbo about East Asian Diplomacy and Security
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University and a renowned expert on Japanese politics, was interviewed by South Korea's Munhwa Ilbo about numerous diplomatic and security issues related to East Asia. Professor Curtis had been in Seoul in June 2017 to give a talk at the Institute for Global Economics. On June 23, 2017, Munhwa … [Read more...]
Columbia PhD Student Peter Moody talks to Vice News About North Korea’s Propaganda Music
Peter Moody, a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Cultures and in History at Columbia University, was quoted in the July 10, 2017 Vice News article "North Korea's Secret Weapon is Terrible Synth Pop." The article explores how North Korea uses popular music as propaganda. "I think there's a wide range of how much people buy into the propaganda," said Moody. "Kim Il Sung … [Read more...]
WEAI Congratulates Theodore Hughes on his Promotion to Full Professor
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute warmly congratulates faculty member Theodore Hughes on his promotion to Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Professor Hughes is the Director of The Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, which, under his leadership, has … [Read more...]
Theodore Hughes featured in Chosun Ilbo Article on AAS-in-Asia’s Korean Studies Roundtable
Theodore Hughes, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and the Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, was featured in a Chosun Ilbo article about a special roundtable discussion about the state of Korean Studies that was held on June 26, 2017 at the AAS-in-Asia Conference in Seoul. Featuring scholars from around the … [Read more...]
