Video and photographs are now available from the February 20, 2018 Eighth Annual N.T. Wang Distinguished Lecture "Growing Pains in the Chinese Social Security System" The special lecture was presented by Hanming Fang, Class of 1965 Term Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. His talk was moderated by Shang-Jin Wei, the N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese … [Read more...]
Feb. 7 Event: “The Trump Administration’s Policy Toward East Asia:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the February 7, 2018 event "The Trump Administration’s Policy Toward East Asia." During the event, Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, discussed several diplomatic … [Read more...]
Nov. 13 Event: “Japan’s General Election: What Happened and What it Means:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the November 13, 2017 event "Japan's General Election: What Happened and What it Means." During the sold-out event, Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, and Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, discussed the October 22, 2017 … [Read more...]
Leta Hong Fincher Discusses China’s “Leftover Women”
Video is now available of Leta Hong Fincher, 2015-16 Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University and author of the 2014 book Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China, discussing the challenges and inequalities faced by women in contemporary China. Professor Fincher, who was the first American to receive a PhD … [Read more...]
Marc Steinberg Discusses “Media Mix” and Anime in Japan
Video is now available of Marc Steinberg, Associate Professor of Film Studies in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University, discussing the key aspects of the Media Mix and Anime in Japan. Professor Steinberg, who visited the Weatherhead East Asian Institute in March 2016, is an expert on Japanese animation, transmedia practice, global media industries, … [Read more...]
