Due to travel restrictions, this event has been cancelled. Click here to view the flyer. … [Read more...]
Aesthetic Life: Beauty and Art in Modern Japan
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Miya Elise Mizuta Lippit (Harvard University Asia Center, 2019) For information from the publisher, please click here. This study of modern Japan engages the fields of art history, literature, and cultural studies, seeking to understand how the “beautiful woman” (bijin) emerged as a symbol of Japanese culture during the Meiji period … [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...]
“Woman and City: A Conversation with Wang Anyi”
Lecture "Woman and City: A Conversation with Wang Anyi" Wang Anyi, Author, The Song of Everlasting Sadness Moderated By Lydia H. Liu, Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University Introduced By Eugenia Lean, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Jerome Greene Hall, Room … [Read more...]
“Gender and Social Control in the Era of Xi Jinping”
Brown Bag Lecture "Gender and Social Control in the Era of Xi Jinping" Leta Hong Fincher, Visiting Assistant Professor, Columbia University Moderated by Dorothy Ko, Professor of History, Barnard College 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration required. … [Read more...]
