Photographs are now available from the October 2, 2014 event "Composer Portraits: Chou Wen-chung." During the event, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute joined the Columbia University community in honoring the Chinese composer on his 91st birthday at Miller Theater with an evening of musical performances of the composer’s works. Chou, a protégé of French Modernist Edgard … [Read more...]
Conference: “Beyond Modernity: Understanding Change in China”
Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies, has been a key member of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute community since joining Columbia’s faculty in 1979. In addition to directing the Institute from 1992-1993 and from 1995-2001, she has mentored generations of undergraduates, MARSEA students, and PhD students. During the 35 years that Professor Zelin has … [Read more...]
October 14 Event “Japan: East Asian Historical Thought in Comparative Perspective:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the October 14, 2014 event "East Asian Historical Thought in Comparative Perspective: What History Is, Knows, Does: Japan." The event, co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Japan Study Student Association, featured Narita Ryuichi, Japan Women's University, Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia … [Read more...]
Oct. 3 Event “ASEAN Centrality & the ASEAN-US Economic Relationship:” Pictures and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the October 3, 2014 event "ASEAN Centrality & the ASEAN-US Economic Relationship." The event, co-sponsored by APEC Study Center, featured Michael G. Plummer, Director of SAIS Europe and Eni Professor of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University, and moderator Hugh T. Patrick, Robert D. Calkins Professor of … [Read more...]
Oct. 1 Event “Inside the Contemporary Chinese Art Market:” Pictures and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the October 1, 2014 event "Inside the Contemporary Chinese Art Market." The event featured Ethan Cohen, President and CEO of Ethan Cohen Fine Arts in New York, and moderator Dorothy Ko, Professor of History and Women's Studies at Barnard College. The event, co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, is part … [Read more...]
