The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director, received the First Class Professional Medal in Hakka Affairs on September 10, 2016 at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Taiwan International Conference on Hakka Studies. The Hakka Affairs Council presented … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Sheena Chestnut Greitens’ “Dictators and Their Secret Police”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Dictators and Their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence, published by Cambridge University Press. The book's author is Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the … [Read more...]
“Taiwan as a Global Actor: Regional Economic Ties and International Participation”
Modern Taiwan Lecture Series "Taiwan as a Global Actor: Regional Economic Ties and International Participation" Vincent Wang, Ithaca College 4:10 PM - 6:00 PM Schermerhorn Hall, Room 963 No registration required. Please click here for information about the Modern Taiwan Lecture Series Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology … [Read more...]
“Taiwan’s Popular Culture and its Impact on China, East Asia, and Beyond”
Modern Taiwan Lecture Series "Taiwan’s Popular Culture and its Impact on China, East Asia, and Beyond" Marc Moskowitz, University of South Carolina 4:10 PM - 6:00 PM Schermerhorn Hall, Room 963 No registration required. Please click here for information about the Modern Taiwan Lecture Series Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology … [Read more...]
“Native Peoples of Taiwan in Present-day Society”
Modern Taiwan Lecture Series "Native Peoples of Taiwan in Present-day Society" Scott Simon, University of Ottawa 4:10 PM - 6:00 PM Schermerhorn Hall, Room 963 No registration required. Please click here for information about the Modern Taiwan Lecture Series Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology … [Read more...]
