Film Screenings and Panel Discussions "The Memory Project" Jane Gaines, Columbia University Lydia H. Liu, Columbia University Liu Xiaolei, Film Director Richard Peña, Columbia University Wu Wenguang, Film Director Ying Qian, Columbia University Zhang Mengqi, Film Director Zhang Ping, Film Director November 1: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM November 2: 4:00 PM - 8:30 … [Read more...]
“The Tangled Dynamics of Independent Filmmaking in China: Memory, Identity, and Protest”
Lecture "The Tangled Dynamics of Independent Filmmaking in China: Memory, Identity, and Protest" Paul G. Pickowicz, Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies, University of California, San Diego Moderated by Ying Qian, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University 4:15 PM - 6:15 PM Butler Library, Room 203 Registration … [Read more...]
“Mao as Doxa in China’s Cultural Revolution”
Lecture "Mao as Doxa in China's Cultural Revolution" This talk seeks to understand the Cultural Revolution from the parallel structure of, vertically, the Mao cult, and horizontally, the Mao doxa. While people's worship of Mao was certainly important, we also need to take into consideration how people developed sociality around Mao as the common object of desire - a … [Read more...]
WEAI welcomes new faculty member Ying Qian
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Ying Qian, assistant professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, to the Columbia faculty. Professor Qian, who earned her PhD from Harvard University, studies Chinese film, literature, and media. Her current research focus is on Chinese documentary cinema. In the following Q & A, Professor Qian discusses her scholarship … [Read more...]
