Modern Tibetan Studies Event Please join us for a film screening of Trembling Mountain and discussion with: Kesang Tseten, filmmaker Among the worst hit in Nepal’s 2015 earthquake was paradise-like Langtang, a prime trekking destination. A glacial collapse caused an avalanche of rock, ice and mud, resulting in an airblast, equal to half the force of the … [Read more...]
Thinking the Ecological in Media Studies
Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Event Please join us for a workshop with: Stefan Andriopoulos, Columbia University Weihong Bao, UC Berkley Zeynep Celik Alexander, Columbia University Nadine Chan, Claremont Graduate University Yuriko Furuhata, McGill University Jennifer Gabrys, University of Cambridge Bishnupriya … [Read more...]
The Bounds of Modern Japanese Literature and Film, A Symposium in Honor of Professor Paul Anderer
Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture Event Please join us for a symposium with: John Carpenter, Metropolitan Museum of Art Nina Cornyetz, NYU Stephen Dodd, SOAS Joan Ericson, Colorado College Chris Hill, University of Michigan Indra Levy, Stanford Seiji Lippit, UCLA David Lurie, Columbia Yi-Ping Ong, Johns Hopkins Sunyoung Park, … [Read more...]
Film Screening and Discussion of Boys for Sale (売買ボーイズ)
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Please join us for a film screening of Boys for Sale (売買ボーイズ) and discussion with: Ian Thomas Ash, filmmaker and producer Moderated by: Kim Brandt, Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute Columbia University The event will focus on the screening of the 2017 documentary film Boys … [Read more...]
An ant who shakes the tree (蝼蚁撼大树)：personal experiences in education reform in China
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Please join us for a lecture with: Chenjian (C.J.) Li, University Chair Professor Peking University Moderated by: Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science Columbia University Event summary: Education reform is one of the most important and difficult tasks in all … [Read more...]
