We congratulate Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University, who has been elected to membership in the Institute for Advanced Study beginning in September 2018. Professor Liu, who will be a member of the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Historical Studies in … [Read more...]
Chinese Fashion Project “Thunderclap” Spreads Writings Featured in the Weatherhead Book on Asia “The Birth of Chinese Feminism”
A steganographic fashion zine in China called "Thunderclap" has used clothing to politically instrumentalize the writings of He-Yin Zhen (1886-1920?), whose groundbreaking theoretical texts on Chinese feminism were translated into English for the first time in the 2013 Weatherhead Book on Asia The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory, co-edited by … [Read more...]
Nov. 2 Event: “The Memory Project:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the November 2, 2016 panel discussion "The Memory Project." The discussion, part of a two-day event featuring film screenings, featured Jane Gaines, Columbia University; Lydia H. Liu, Columbia University; Liu Xiaolei, Film Director; Richard Peña, Columbia University; Wu Wenguang, Film Director; Ying Qian, Columbia University; Zhang Mengqi, … [Read more...]
“The Memory Project”
Film Screenings and Panel Discussions "The Memory Project" Jane Gaines, Columbia University Lydia H. Liu, Columbia University Liu Xiaolei, Film Director Richard Peña, Columbia University Wu Wenguang, Film Director Ying Qian, Columbia University Zhang Mengqi, Film Director Zhang Ping, Film Director November 1: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM November 2: 4:00 PM - 8:30 … [Read more...]
“The Memory Project”
Film Screenings and Panel Discussions "The Memory Project" Jane Gaines, Columbia University Lydia H. Liu, Columbia University Liu Xiaolei, Film Director Richard Peña, Columbia University Wu Wenguang, Film Director Ying Qian, Columbia University Zhang Mengqi, Film Director Zhang Ping, Film Director November 1: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM November 2: 4:00 PM - 8:30 … [Read more...]
