Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, discussed the Columbia Global Centers I East Asia - Beijing exhibition "Pixel Analysis" in a June 21, 2016 article in the China Daily. The exhibit, curated by Professor Liu, presents works by Chinese wood block artist Yang Hongwei … [Read more...]
March 21 Event: “Woman and City: A Conversation with Wang Anyi:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the March 21, 2016 event "Woman and City: A Conversation with Wang Anyi" The sold-out event featured acclaimed author Wang Anyi in conversation with Lydia H. Liu, Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society and Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities. Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and … [Read more...]
“Woman and City: A Conversation with Wang Anyi”
Lecture "Woman and City: A Conversation with Wang Anyi" Wang Anyi, Author, The Song of Everlasting Sadness Moderated By Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University Introduced By Eugenia Lean, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Jerome Greene Hall, Room … [Read more...]
Lydia H. Liu appointed director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, has been appointed the Director of Columbia University's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. The Institute for Comparative Literature and Society (ICLS) provides institutional support for cross-disciplinary and cross-regional comparative work, acknowledging the force of recent changes in the … [Read more...]
February 25 Event “Birds of Metal in Flight: An Evening of Poetry with 5+5”
Photographs and video are now available from the February 25, 2015 event “Birds of Metal in Flight: An Evening of Poetry with 5+5.” The landmark event, held in the beautiful Cathedral of St. John the Divine, featured a reading by five Chinese poets: Bei Dao, Ouyang Jianghe, Xi Chuan, Zhai Yongming, and Zhou Zan; and five American poets: Charles Bernstein, Mei-mei … [Read more...]
