STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Chad R. Diehl (Cornell University Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl examines the reconstruction of Nagasaki City after the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945. Diehl illuminates the genesis of narratives surrounding the bombing by following the people and groups … [Read more...]
“Can We Globalize WWII?: A Chinese Perspective”
Brown Bag Lecture "Can We Globalize WWII?: A Chinese Perspective" Hans van de Ven, Professor of Modern Chinese History, University of Cambridge Moderated by Madeleine Zelin, Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies, Columbia University Monday, April 2, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM International Affairs Building, 918 No registration required This program will build on … [Read more...]
“Homecomings: The Belated Return of Japan’s Lost Soldiers”
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Author Lecture "Homecomings: The Belated Return of Japan's Lost Soldiers" Yoshikuni Igarashi, Professor of History, Vanderbilt University Moderated by Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration required. ----- Soon … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck discusses Shinzo Abe’s Pearl Harbor visit in The New York Times and The Japan Times
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, was quoted in the December 24, 2016 New York Times article "In Pearl Harbor Visit, a Symbol of Reconciliation in Japan" and the December 28, 2016 The Japan Times article "Leaders’ Hawaii Remarks Include Veiled Message for Trump: Experts." Both articles … [Read more...]
Watch Carol Gluck Discuss the Politics of Memory Surrounding Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 6, 2016 video in which Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, discusses the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the Politics of Memory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbZaNhk2ym4& Please click here to watch the video on … [Read more...]
