Video and photographs are now available from the September 26, 2017 event "Luminous Memories: Bei Dao in Conversation with Eliot Weinberger." During the sold-out event in Jerome Greene Hall, Bei Dao, widely recognized as the foremost poet of his generation, engaged essayist and translator Eliot Weinberger in a conversation about his newly published book, City Gate, Open Up, … [Read more...]
Lydia H. Liu named the 2017-18 Frank M. Updike Memorial Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program
Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, has been named the 2017-18 Frank M. Updike Memorial Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program. The designation is awarded to a “distinguished scholar in the humanities, especially one who is prepared to address … [Read more...]
Lydia H. Liu to Take Part in July 14 Exhibition & Symposium on V. K. Wellington Koo at Columbia Global Centers I Beijing
On July 14, 2017, WEAI faculty member Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, will take part in Columbia Global Centers I East Asia - Beijing's special symposium and exhibition surrounding the first public release of V.K. Wellington Koo's archive of personal papers. V. … [Read more...]
Oct. 12 Event: “Ge Fei in New York: On the Translation of His Novel ‘The Invisibility Cloak:’” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the October 12, 2016 event "Ge Fei in New York: On the Translation of His Novel ‘The Invisibility Cloak'" During the discussion, renowned Chinese author Ge Fei discussed his novel The Invisibility Cloak with Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, and Canaan Morse, who recently translated the … [Read more...]
“Ge Fei in New York: On the Translation of His Novel ‘The Invisibility Cloak'”
Panel Discussion "Ge Fei in New York: On the Translation of His Novel 'The Invisibility Cloak'" Ge Fei, Author Canaan Morse, Translator Moderated by Lydia H. Liu, Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society and Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 Registration … [Read more...]
