WEAI Adjunct Prof. Stephen Noerper Talks to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News About the Threat Posed by North Korea - Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, spoke to Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal on August 14, 2017 about the danger posed by North Korea, which has threatened to fire missiles at Guam. Professor Noerper is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a […]
Takako Hikotani Publishes the Article “Trump’s Gift to Japan” in Foreign Affairs - Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, has published an article in the September/October 2017 issue of Foreign Affairs titled “Trump’s Gift to Japan: Time for Tokyo to Invest in the Liberal Order.” “The most fundamental challenge that Trump poses for Japan relates to […]
2017-18 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar Tyran Grillo to Give Book Reading at Kinokuniya NYC on Sept. 9 - Tryan Grillo, who is joining the Weatherhead East Asian Institute as the 2017-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in East Asia and the Americas, will be reading from his new translation of Yoshiki Tanaka’s science-fiction novel Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Volume 4: Stratagem at the Kinokuniya Bookstore in New York City at 3:00 PM on […] WEAI Adjunct Prof. Stephen Noerper Talks to CNN and NY1 About the Threats Between North Korea and President Trump - Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, spoke on both CNN and NY1 on August 11, 2017 about the escalating threats between North Korea and President Trump. Professor Noerper, who is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a former senior analyst at the U.S. Department […] WEAI Adjunct Prof. Stephen Noerper Talks to The Takeaway About U.N. Sanctions Against North Korea - Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, talked to WNYC’s The Takeaway on August 7, 2017 about the recent U.N. sanctions against North Korea. Professor Noerper, who is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a former senior analyst at the U.S. Department of State, discussed […]
Former WEAI Postdoc Paul Busbarat Writes About ASEAN in The Straits Times - WEAI’s former Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies (2015-16) Paul Busbarat has written an August 3, 2017 op-ed in The Straits Times titled “Why a Strong ASEAN is Essential for the Region.” “The current political structure in Southeast Asia may well dilute ASEAN’s ability to negotiate with external powers,” Dr. Busbarat writes. “It […]
Eugenia Lean meets in Summer 2017 with Taipei’s Mayor and Columbia Alumni in Taiwan - Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, met on August 1, 2017 with Ko Wen-je, the Mayor of Taipei, to discuss continued cooperation between Taipei and the Columbia University community. Mayor Ko Wen-je and Professor Lean were joined by Steven Pan, a Columbia Business […]
The Columbia University Community Remembers Prof. Wm. Theodore de Bary (1919-2017) - Members of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute community and the larger Columbia University community have been paying tribute to the late Wm. Theodore de Bary, the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus, who helped pioneer the study of the Asian humanities in the United States and who was a dedicated teacher and mentor […]
Bloomberg News Reports on Takatoshi Ito’s Career and the Possibility He Could be Considered to Lead the Bank of Japan - Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Associate Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School, was the subject of a July 26, 2017 Bloomberg article that discussed his distinguished career as an economist and the possibility he could be considered for the job of […] WEAI Mourns the Passing of Columbia Professor Wm. Theodore de Bary (1919-2017) - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the passing of Wm. Theodore de Bary, the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus at Columbia University, who helped pioneer the study of the Asian humanities in the United States and who was a dedicated teacher and mentor to generations of Columbia students. Professor de Bary, who […]
Andrew J. Nathan Remembers Liu Xiaobo in Foreign Affairs Magazine - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote a July 13, 2017 article in Foreign Affairs titled “Remembering Liu Xiaobo: The West’s Responsibility in Upholding His Legacy.” Following the death of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who had been jailed for the last eight years of […]
Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai Reports on the Summer 2017 Global Scholars Program “Media Practices in India & China” - Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai recently reported on this summer’s successful Global Scholars Program “Media Practices in India and China,” which was organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Office of Global Programs, and Columbia Global Centers. During the program, which ran from May 22 to June 30, WEAI faculty member Ying Qian, Assistant […]
Gerald L. Curtis is Interviewed by Munhwa Ilbo about East Asian Diplomacy and Security - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University and a renowned expert on Japanese politics, was interviewed by South Korea’s Munhwa Ilbo about numerous diplomatic and security issues related to East Asia. Professor Curtis had been in Seoul in June 2017 to give a talk at the Institute for Global […]
Columbia PhD Student Peter Moody talks to Vice News About North Korea’s Propaganda Music - Peter Moody, a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Cultures and in History at Columbia University, was quoted in the July 10, 2017 Vice News article “North Korea’s Secret Weapon is Terrible Synth Pop.” The article explores how North Korea uses popular music as propaganda. “I think there’s a wide range of how much […]
WEAI Congratulates Theodore Hughes on his Promotion to Full Professor - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute warmly congratulates faculty member Theodore Hughes on his promotion to Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Professor Hughes is the Director of The Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, which, under his leadership, has […]
Dorothy Ko discusses her Study of the WEAI “The Social Life of Inkstones” with the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast - Dorothy Ko, Professor of History at Barnard College and faculty member of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, recently discussed her new book The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China with the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast. Published by the University of Washington Press in 2017, The Social Life […]
Watch WEAI’s Video about the Growth of Southeast Asian Studies at Columbia - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video introducing viewers to new faculty members who are expanding the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia University. Introduced by Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History, the video features Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor […]
Lydia H. Liu to Take Part in July 14 Exhibition & Symposium on V. K. Wellington Koo at Columbia Global Centers I Beijing - On July 14, 2017, WEAI faculty member Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University’s Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, will take part in Columbia Global Centers I East Asia – Beijing’s special symposium and exhibition surrounding the first public release of V.K. Wellington Koo‘s archive […]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal about the LDP’s Loss in the Tokyo Metropolitan Election - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University and a renowned expert on Japanese politics, was quoted in a July 4, 2017 Reuters article titled “Japan’s Abe Vulnerable After Party’s Dismal Poll Showing,” a July 6, 2017 article in The Economist titled “An Electoral Defeat puts Japan’s Prime Minister on […]
Watch Peter E. Hamilton Discuss the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s 1997 Handover to China - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an interview with Peter E. Hamilton, the Institute’s Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World, about the significance of Hong Kong’s July 1, 1997 handover from the United Kingdom to China. Dr. Hamilton, who earned his PhD from the University of […] Theodore Hughes featured in Chosun Ilbo Article on AAS-in-Asia’s Korean Studies Roundtable - Theodore Hughes, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and the Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, was featured in a Chosun Ilbo article about a special roundtable discussion about the state of Korean Studies that was held on June 26, 2017 at the AAS-in-Asia Conference in Seoul. […]
WEAI Author Q&A: D. Colin Jaundrill’s “Samurai to Soldier” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Samurai to Soldier: Remaking Military Service in Nineteenth-Century Japan, published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is D. Colin Jaundrill, who earned his PhD from Columbia University and is Associate Professor of History at Providence College. In […]
WEAI Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly Receives Luce Foundation Grant for Vietnam Research - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly, who received a new grant from The Luce Foundation for a two-year research project on gender and corruption in Vietnam. Dr. Kelly has also been invited to serve as Associate Director of the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society, housed at Temple University. […] Watch Andrew J. Nathan Discuss “China’s Great Awakening” at the Council on Foreign Relations - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, recently moderated an event at the Council on Foreign Relations titled “
WEAI Professors Eugenia Lean, Carol Gluck, Theodore Hughes, and Paul Kreitman Presenting at AAS-in-Asia in Seoul - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that faculty members Eugenia Lean, Carol Gluck, Theodore Hughes, and Paul Kreitman will be presenting at this summer’s Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Asia Conference, which will be held in Seoul from June 24, 2017 to June 27, 2017. Full conference details are available here. […]
Study of WEAI “Ethnic Conflict & Protest in Tibet & Xinjiang,” co-edited by Gray Tuttle, Named as One of 2016’s Best Human Rights Books - We are pleased to announce that the Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Tibet and Xinjiang: Unrest in China’s West, co-edited by Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, and Ben Hillman, Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University’s Crawford School, […]
Qin Gao Hosts International Exchange between the China Association of Social Workers and Columbia’s School of Social Work - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, hosted the first international exchange between members of the China Association of Social Workers (CASW) and the Columbia School of Social Work. The meeting took place on April 3, 2017 at Columbia University. “Working with CASW […]
Charles K. Armstrong Receives 2017 President’s Global Innovation Fund Grant from Columbia - Charles K. Armstrong, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, has received a 2017 President’s Global Innovation Fund Grant from Columbia University for the project “Educational Exchange with Scholars from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.” Professor Armstrong will coordinate the project with Joseph Terwilliger, Professor of Neurobiology […]
Watch Min Jin Lee Discuss Her Acclaimed New Novel “Pachinko” - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an April 11, 2017 interview with Min Jin Lee, author of the acclaimed new novel Pachinko. During the interview, Ms. Lee discusses the experiences and research that led her to write the novel, which follows four generations of an ethnic Korean family living in Japan from […] Gerald L. Curtis Writes in East Asia Forum About the Current State of Japan’s Democratic Party - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, wrote about the current state of Japan’s Democratic Party in an April 30, 2017 East Asia Review article titled “Japan’s Democratic Party Doomed to Opposition.” “Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, may have taken a hit in the polls over recent weeks, but […] Qin Gao Publishes Article “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?” for the China Policy Institute - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, has published a new article titled “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?” for the University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute. Please click here to read the full article. Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit with Columbia News - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, answered five questions for Columbia News on April 5, 2017 about Chinese president Xi Jinping’s April visit to the United States. During the trip, President Xi will hold a summit meeting with President Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida. “The […] WEAI Congratulates Qin Gao on her Promotion to Full Professor - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates faculty member Qin Gao on her promotion to full professor in the Columbia School of Social Work. Professor Gao, a Columbia PhD who is an authority on social policy in China, joined the Institute and the University faculty in the fall of 2016. Please click here or read below […]
Christopher Rea Receives 2017 Levenson Book Prize for his Study of the WEAI “The Age of Irreverence” - The Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series is pleased to share video footage of Christopher Rea receiving the Association for Asian Studies’ 2017 Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book Prize (China) for his Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China. Timothy Brook of the University […]
WEAI Welcomes Miki Kaneda, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music - WEAI welcomes Miki Kaneda, who is a visiting assistant professor in Columbia University’s Department of Music. Dr. Kaneda’s research focuses on transcultural crossings and the entanglements of race, gender, power, and colonial residues in experimental, avant-garde and popular music in the 20th and 21st centuries. Trained in musicology and ethnomusicology, she has published on topics […] WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Qin Gao - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW) and Faculty Affiliate of the Columbia Population Research Center and WEAI. Professor Gao, who joined Columbia’s faculty in the fall of 2016, is also an Academic Board Member of the China Institute […]
Qin Gao Publishes New Book “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China” - In March 2017, Oxford University Press published a new book by WEAI professor Qin Gao titled Welfare, Work and Poverty: Social Assistance in China (Oxford University Press, 2017). Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China’s primary social assistance program — Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or […]
WEAI Mourns the Passing of Alumnus Peter Kwong - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the passing of alumnus Peter Kwong, who was Distinguished Professor of Urban Policy and Planning and Professor of Asian Studies at Hunter College. Professor Kwong, who died March 17, 2017 at the age of 75, earned a Certificate in Asian Studies from the Institute. At Columbia University, he also […]
WEAI Co-Hosts Second Annual Columbia AAS Reception - WEAI thanks the many students, faculty, alumni, and friends who attended the March 17, 2017 Columbia University Reception at the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) conference in Toronto. Columbia’s second annual AAS reception brought together hundreds of attendees for a lively evening of conversations and reunions. The event was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian […]
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick publishes report ”China’s Interests & Goals in the Arctic” - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick has published a March 7, 2017 report titled “China’s Interests & Goals in the Arctic: Implications for the U.S.” for the U.S. Army War College. China has been elaborating its position on the Arctic at the same time as the United States has been refining its own Arctic strategy […]
WEAI Named One of the Top Regional Studies Centers and Think Tanks by UPenn’s Lauder Institute - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University is excited to announce that it has been recognized as one of the top ten Regional Studies Centers and as one of the top 40 University-Affiliated Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute’s 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. WEAI placed eighth […]
WEAI Guide to the 2017 AAS Conference in Toronto - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to offer a guide to East Asia-related panels and presentations at the 2017 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference that feature current Columbia University faculty, postdoctoral scholars, affiliates, and graduate students. The AAS conference will take place at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre Hotel from Thursday, March 16, through Sunday, March […]
Eugenia Lean Elected a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study - Eugenia Lean, the Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, has been elected to membership in the Institute for Advanced Study beginning in September 2017. As a member of the Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Historical Studies, Professor Lean will work on the project “Manufacturing […]
Lien-Hang Nguyen writes New York Times article “Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?” - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, wrote a February 14, 2017 article in The New York Times‘s Vietnam ’67 series titled “Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?” “Even by 1967, America’s military, intelligence and civilian leaders had no real idea who […] Andrew J. Nathan discusses U.S.-China Relations in Deutsche Welle - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was interviewed by Germany’s Deutsche Welle in a February 8, 2017 article titled “Why Trump Needs to Avoid Collision Course with China.” “President Trump doesn’t always do what he says and he seems to be very capable of changing course,” Professor […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Alexander Cook’s “The Cultural Revolution on Trial” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Cultural Revolution on Trial: Mao and the Gang of Four, published by Cambridge University Press. The book’s author is Alexander C. Cook, a Columbia PhD who teaches history at the University of California, Berkeley. The trial of […]
Two Studies of the WEAI receive recognition from the Association for Asian Studies - We are delighted to share the news that two recent titles in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series, Christopher Rea’s The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China and Federico Marcon’s The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan, have been recognized for […]
WEAI hosts 2017 Lunar New Year Celebration - WEAI is pleased to share images from its January 25, 2017 Lunar New Year Reception. The event, celebrating the Year of the Rooster, brought together students, faculty, and staff from the Columbia community. Andrew J. Nathan discusses Trump and China in The Guardian - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the January 19, 2017 article “China urges Trump: Be our Friend, Not our Enemy” in The Guardian. “I guess you could say I’m despondent,” Professor Nathan said about the incoming administration. “I’m feeling very bad; not knowing where […]
WEAI Author Q&A: G. Clinton Godart’s “Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine: Evolutionary Theory and Religion in Modern Japan, published by the University of Hawaii Press. The book’s author is G. Clinton Godart, who teaches history at Hokkaido University. Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine is […]
Call for Papers: April 15 Workshop on Modern East Asian Law in Global Perspective - Workshop on Modern East Asian Law in Global Perspective Columbia University, New York April 15, 2017 Call for Papers The Weatherhead East Asia Institute at Columbia University and the American Society for Legal History invite early-career scholars to submit proposals for an international workshop on modern East Asian legal history, to be held on April […] Andrew J. Nathan writes in Foreign Affairs about Xu Zhiyong and the democracy movement in China - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article “A China of Citizens: Xu Zhiyong’s Quest for a Free China” in the January 13, 2017 edition of Foreign Affairs. In the article, Professor Nathan writes about democracy activist Xu Zhiyong, noting “Xu’s strategy involved using social media […] WEAI Offers 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Opportunity in East Asia and the Americas - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to invite applications for its 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Global Circuits” through the Dorothy Borg Research Program. The Institute is searching for a postdoctoral scholar who studies a region in East Asia or the Americas from the disciplines of literature, history, religion, or art history/material culture studies, and […]
Carol Gluck discusses Asia’s changing power dynamics on BBC Radio 4 - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke on BBC Radio 4’s program The New World about the changing power dynamics in Asia in an episode titled “Axis of Power.” The episode, hosted by Gideon Rachman, explores the implications of changing international geo-politics […]
Robert Barnett talks with The New York Times about Mongolia’s relations with China and the Dalai Lama - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett was quoted in The New York Times in a December 30, 2016 article titled “Mongolia, With Deep Ties to Dalai Lama, Turns From Him Toward China.” Discussing Mongolia’s move toward China and away from the influence of the Dalai Lama, Professor Barnett noted “This is part of a near-global […]
Watch Howard French and Jeff Wasserstrom Discuss China’s Past and Present - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 12, 2016 conversation between Howard W. French, Associate Professor of Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School, and Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, about the influence of China’s political history on current events. Howard W. French is […] 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 […] Watch Andrew J. Nathan Discuss Taiwan and U.S.-China Relations Under a Trump Administration - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 14, 2016 video in which Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor Political Science at Columbia University, discusses Donald Trump’s conversation with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and the ways a Trump Administration may affect U.S.-China relations. Please click here to see the video […] 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. Please click here to watch the video on […] Watch Gerald L. Curtis Discuss the Possible Impact of the Trump Administration on U.S.-East Asia Relations - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 8, 2016 video in which Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, discusses the possible ways the Trump Administration may affect U.S.-East Asia economic and political relations. Please click here to see the video on YouTube.
Learn About New 2016-17 Books in the Studies of the WEAI Series - We are pleased to showcase new and forthcoming titles in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series. The Studies of the WEAI series was inaugurated in 1962 to bring to public attention the results of significant new research on modern and contemporary East Asia. The books are published by academic and trade […] Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about Shinzo Abe’s Pearl Harbor Visit - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in a December 5, 2016 Reuters article on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s upcoming historic visit to Pearl Harbor. “The planning for a Pearl Harbor visit has been in the works ever since Obama visited Hiroshima. It’s mostly a reciprocal […]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Nicholas Bartlett - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Nicholas Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society at Barnard College, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Bartlett, who earned his PhD in Medical Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco, specializes in medical and psychological anthropology, addiction and recovery, civil society, mental health service […]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Paul Kreitman - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Paul Kreitman, Assistant Professor of Japanese History, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Kreitman, who earned his PhD from Princeton in 2015, specializes in environmental history, global history, commodity history, and histories of science and technology. In the following Q & A, Professor Kreitman discusses his scholarship and teaching interests. […]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Lien-Hang Nguyen - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Nguyen, who earned her PhD from Yale and previously taught at the University of Kentucky, specializes in the study of the United States in the world, with […]
Carol Gluck Speaks at November Events on Shared and Divided Memories in the Global Age and on Turkey in the World - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke at the symposium “The Location of Europe: Shared and Divided Memories in the Global Age,” which was held from November 28 through November 30, 2016 at the Palace Herrenhausen in Hanover, Germany, and convened by […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses the South Korean Presidential Crisis on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, discussed the current South Korean presidential crisis on WNYC Radio’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on December 2, 2016. Professor Armstrong, a leading expert on the history of the Koreas, spoke about the political turmoil and corruption scandal surrounding South […]
WEAI Welcomes Victor Louzon, the 2016-17 INTERACT Postdoctoral Scholar - Victor Louzon is the 2016-2017 International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) Postdoctoral Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Dr. Louzon holds his PhD from Sciences Po. He received his undergraduate training at SciencesPo, the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales(Paris), and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). He was a […]
WEAI Welcomes Simon Toner, the 2016-17 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies - Simon Toner is the 2016-2017 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He is a historian of the United States and the World, focusing particularly on the history of the American War in Vietnam and U.S. development projects in Cold War East and Southeast Asia. Dr. Toner is […]
WEAI Welcomes Peter E. Hamilton, the 2016-17 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World - Peter E. Hamilton is the 2016-2017 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He received his doctorate in History from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Dr. Hamilton is a historian of China and the World and the modern Pacific. His research […] Charles K. Armstrong Co-Authors South China Morning Post Op-Ed on the Trump Presidency’s Potential Effect on the Korean Nuclear Crisis - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, co-authored the November 23, 2016 op-ed “Under Trump, America can Defuse the Korean Nuclear Crisis – with Help from China and Russia” in The South China Morning Post. With co-author John Barry Kotch, Professor Armstrong wrote, “Trump will have […] Gerald L. Curtis talks to Nikkei Asian Review about the U.S. Presidential Election’s Impact on Asia - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, talked about the possible impacts of a Hillary Clinton presidency and a Donald Trump presidency on Asia in a November 8, 2016 Nikkei Asian Review interview titled “Trump Couldn’t Change Asian Policy Even if Elected, Columbia Professor Says.” “I think Clinton is […]
Watch Paul Anderer Discuss His New Book “Kurosawa’s Rashomon” - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video in which Paul Anderer, the Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities and Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, discusses his new book titled Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside […] Carol Gluck Delivers Lecture “What the World Owes the Comfort Women” at Washington University in St. Louis - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, delivered a public lecture on November 3, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis titled “What the World Owes the Comfort Women.” “The practices and norms of public memory have changed in the seventy years since […]
WEAI Announces Global Scholars Program 2017: “Media Practices in India and China – A Summer Program in Mumbai & Beijing” - MEDIA PRACTICES IN INDIA AND CHINA A Summer Program in Mumbai and Beijing Led by Columbia film scholars Debashree Mukherjee and Ying Qian, this summer 2017 program will take students to Mumbai and Beijing to investigate contemporary media practices in India and China. Through visits to sites of media production, exhibition, and consumption, and meetings […] Paul Anderer Publishes New Book “Kurosawa’s Rashomon” - We are pleased to announce that Paul Anderer, Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, has authored a new book titled Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films. The book, published by Pegasus Books in October 2016, is […]
Call for Papers: Dorothy Borg Workshop “Critical Perspectives on US-Southeast Asia Relations” - The Dorothy Borg Research Program of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce a call for papers for the upcoming workshop Critical Perspectives on US-Southeast Asia Relations Complete information is below: Workshop on “Critical Perspectives on US-Southeast Asia Relations” New York City: April 20-21, 2017 Convenor: Duncan McCargo Visiting Professor of Political Science […]
Call for Applications: Dorothy Borg Workshop “Weaving Knowledge” - The Dorothy Borg Research Program of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that applications are welcome for The Weaving Knowledge Summer Workshop on Lanna Weaving and Dyeing. Complete information is below: Weaving Knowledge Summer Workshop on Lanna Weaving and Dyeing Application Deadline: 1 December 2016 Workshop dates: 6 – 23 July 2017 […] Carol Gluck Takes Part in Chatham House Conference “Challenge and Uncertainty in a Volatile World: Japan-UK Perspectives” - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, took part in the Chatham House conference “Challenge and Uncertainty in a Volatile World: Japan-UK Perspectives” on October 12 and 13, 2016. The event, held in Tokyo, was the fourth in a series of five annual […]
The Center for Korean Research Co-organizes International Workshop on Modern Korean Literature and Culture - WEAI is pleased to announce that the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University has co-organized the first international workshop on “Critical Studies in Modern Korean Literature and Culture, 1945-1980: Creating the Groundwork for a Cooperative/Reciprocal System between South Korea and the United States to Promote Research on Modern Korean Literature and Culture,” which will […]
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick writes in Foreign Affairs about Russia’s role in the South China Sea - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick has written a September 19, 2016 article titled “Russia Wants to Be a Contender” in Foreign Affairs about Russia’s growing role in the South China Sea. Since 2002, Professor Wishnick has been a research scholar at WEAI. A professor of political science at Monclair State University, she previously taught […] Listen to Charles K. Armstrong Deliver Keynote Address at SOAS - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, delivered the keynote address “The Korean War and the East Asian Peace” on September 7, 2016 at the Joint East Asian Studies Conference (JEAS) at SOAS University of London. The Joint East Asian Studies (JEAS) conference is a triennial […] Gerald L. Curtis writes in Australian Financial Review about the weak opposition to Japan’s LDP - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, published an article titled “Weak Opposition Makes Japan Look Like a One-Party System” in the September 18, 2016 The Australian Financial Review. “Japan’s political party system will be re-invented, one way or another,” Professor Curtis writes.”It is possible that reinvention will leave […] Andrew J. Nathan Asks “Who is Kim Jong-un?” in The New York Review of Books and on WBUR’s “Here and Now” - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article “Who is Kim Jong-un?” in the August 18, 2016 edition of The New York Review of Books. On September 14, 2016, Professor Nathan talked with host Jeremy Hobson on WBUR Radio’s “Here and Now” about the mysterious North […]
Myron L. Cohen Receives the First Class Professional Medal in Hakka Affairs - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director, received the First Class Professional Medal in Hakka Affairs on September 10, 2016 at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Taiwan International Conference on Hakka Studies. The Hakka Affairs Council presented Professor Cohen […] New Courses Offered for Fall 2016 - WEAI is pleased to share several newly added Fall 2016 courses with the Columbia University community: New for Fall 2016 GLOBAL HONG KONG Professor Peter E. Hamilton, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World Thursdays, 10:10 AM – 12:00 PM Fayerweather Hall, Room 301 M History: East Asian GU 4844 […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Sheena Chestnut Greitens’ “Dictators and Their Secret Police” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Dictators and Their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence, published by Cambridge University Press. The book’s author is Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the […]
WEAI Welcomes the 2016-17 INTERACT Postdoctoral Teaching Collaborative - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes the 2016-2017 INTERACT Postdoctoral Teaching Collaborative: Peter E. Hamilton, Tucker Harding, Miki Kaneda, Victor Louzon, Rune Steenberg Reyhe, and Simon Toner. INTERACT is a pioneering program at Columbia University that focuses on developing global studies in the undergraduate curriculum through a network of postdoctoral scholars focused on cross-regional, trans-regional […]
WEAI Presents the Fall 2016 Modern Taiwan Lecture Series - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Department of Anthropology are pleased to present the Fall 2016 Modern Taiwan Lecture Series, hosted by faculty members Myron L. Cohen and Murray Rubinstein. This lecture series can be taken by Columbia University students for credit as course GR8499. All lectures will take place in Schermerhorn Hall, Room […] The Center for Korean Research Receives Grant from the Academy of Korean Studies - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to report that its Center for Korean Research has been awarded a five-year Core University Grant of $896,442 (1 billion Korean won) by the Academy of Korean Studies, a division of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea. Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean […] Carol Gluck talks with Slate, The New York Times, and The Takeaway about Japanese Emperor Akihito - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, was interviewed by Slate on August 8, 2016 about the possibility that Japan’s emperor Akihito may abdicate the throne. On August 9, 2016, Professor Gluck discussed Emperor Akihito’s significance in The New York Times article “In […] WEAI mourns the passing of supporter William Z. Hwa - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the passing of William Z. Hwa, a donor and supporter who established the Institute’s Julie How Fellowship. Named in honor of Mr. Hwa’s late wife, who graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Chinese history, the Julie How Fellowship provides support for doctoral students at Columbia who study […] Theodore Hughes takes part in landmark Korean Literature workshop - Theodore Hughes, the Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and the Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, travelled to Seoul in July 2016 to take part in the Korea Foundation’s first-ever Korean Literature workshop for PhD students from outside of Korea. The Korean Literature workshop, held on […] Charles K. Armstrong lets Vice know “How Scared Should I Be of North Korea?” - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, was quoted in a July 22, 2016 Vice article titled “How Scared Should I Be of North Korea?” In the article–part of Vice’s “How Scared Should I Be?” series–Professor Armstrong noted “If the regime feels directly threatened, it could […] WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick meets with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick (second from right) met in July 2016 with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a member of a delegation of eight scholars from the United States. The group met with policymakers and scholars to discuss issues in cross-straits and U.S.-Taiwan relations. Since 2002, Professor Wishnick has been a research […]
WEAI holds summer events in Indonesia and Singapore - During the summer of 2016, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute held widely attended panel discussions and receptions in Indonesia and Singapore to foster the growth of Columbia University alumni networks in Southeast Asia and to promote the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia. These events brought together Columbia faculty, students, and alumni as well as […] Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Donald Trump’s Potential China Policy in ‘ChinaFile’ - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was one of several experts who contributed to a July 22, 2016 ChinaFile article about what Donald Trump’s China policy might look like. “If I were a policy-maker in Beijing, I would love to see Trump as president,” Professor Nathan wrote. […]
Eugenia Lean meets with Taipei Mayor and with Columbia Alumni in Taiwan - In July 2016, Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, met with the Mayor of Taipei, Ko Wen-je, at his office to discuss further cooperation between Taipei and the Columbia community. In Taipei, the Board of the Columbia Alumni Association of Taiwan also hosted […] Myron L. Cohen’s Photographs and Research to be Exhibited at the Taipei City Hakka Cultural Center - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that the Taipei City Hakka Cultural Center will create an immersive exhibit of the anthropological photos and research of Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director. Opening on August 28 and running through November 2016, the exhibit will introduce visitors to […] Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters and The New York Times about Shinzo Abe’s Upper House Election Victory - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, talked with Reuters on July 10, 2016 and The New York Times on July 11, 2016 about the impact of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Upper House election win. “With these numbers … he (Abe) is going to want to see what he […] Robert Barnett talks with The New York Daily News about the Dalai Lama - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett talked with The New York Daily News in a July 6, 2016 Q & A about the reality of the Dalai Lama’s life on the eve of the spiritual leader’s 81st birthday. “His birth name was Lhamo Dhondup. After he was recognized as the Dalai Lama, he was also […] Myron L. Cohen to Receive 2016 Chinese Anthropology Lifetime Achievement Award - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director, will receive the 2016 Chinese Anthropology Lifetime Achievement Award from the Shanghai Society of Anthropology. Professor Cohen, who earned his PhD from Columbia in 1967 and has taught at the University since 1966, […] Gerald L. Curtis Publishes Op-Ed on Japan’s Upcoming Election in The Wall Street Journal - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, has published a June 26, 2016 op-ed titled “Japan’s Election Offers Little Choice” in The Wall Street Journal. As Japan’s July 10 Upper House election approaches, Professor Curtis, a leading expert on Japanese politics, argues that voters, while having lost faith in […] Carol Gluck Chairs “Horizons of Hope in Asia” Special Roundtable at AAS in Kyoto - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, chaired the June 24, 2016 special roundtable “Horizons of Hope in Asia” at the Association for Asian Studies in Asia conference in Kyoto. In addition to Professor Gluck, the roundtable featured Jie-Hyun Lim of Sogang University, […] Lydia H. Liu Discusses Her Curated Exhibition “Pixel Analysis” in China Daily - Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University’s Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, discussed the Columbia Global Centers I East Asia – Beijing exhibition “Pixel Analysis” in a June 21, 2016 article in the China Daily. The exhibit, curated by Professor Liu, presents works by Chinese […]
Reto Hofmann’s “The Fascist Effect” Shortlisted for Australian Book Award - We are pleased to announce that Reto Hofmann’s Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy: 1915-1952, has been shortlisted for the Australian Historical Association’s W.K. Hancock Book Prize. The W.K. Hancock Prize recognises Australian scholars who have published an outstanding first book in any field of history. The Prize was […]
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 […] Robert Barnett talks with The New York Times About Prominent New Tibet-Related Films - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett talked with The New York Times in a June 10, 2016 article about prominent Tibet-related movies that are screening at the 2016 Shanghai International Film Festival. “These young Tibetan filmmakers are trying to make us look very hard without giving us answers,” Professor Barnett noted. “Many of their films […]
Madeleine Zelin Co-Organizes First AAS Workshop on “Emerging Fields in the Study of Asia” - Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies at Columbia University, has co-organized the first Association for Asian Studies workshop on “Emerging Fields in the Study of Asia.” Co-organized by Siddharth Chandra at Michigan State University, the workshop will focus on economic history and will take place from June 10 to June 11 in […]
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 […] Carol Gluck Talks to Kyodo News and Fujisankei TV about Obama’s Hiroshima Visit - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke to Kyodo News and to Fujisankei New York Television about President Obama’s historic May 27 visit to Hiroshima. Professor Gluck discussed the speech that President Obama gave during his visit to Hiroshima. “He (Obama) said […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses Ban Ki-moon’s Potential Presidential Bid with VOA News - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, was quoted in a May 27, 2016 Voice of America News article about the possibility that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will run for the presidency of South Korea. In the article, Professor Armstrong notes that “There are some […] Gray Tuttle Discusses His New Co-Edited Book with The New York Times - Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, discussed his new book, co-edited with Ben Hillman, Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Tibet and Xinjiang: Unrest in China’s West, in a Q & A with The New York Times on May 26, 2016. The book, a Study of the […] Robert Barnett talks with NBC News about China’s Investments in Tibetan Ganzi Prefecture - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett talked with NBC News on May 24, 2016 about China’s significant investments in majority Tibetan Ganzi Prefecture. Professor Barnett discussed the decline of self-immolations in the region. “It seems that the use of collective punishment in some key areas —penalizing families, friends, communities and monasteries for a single incident […] Carol Gluck Talks on Public Radio Programs About President Obama’s Visit to Hiroshima - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke about President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima with WNYC Radio’s “On the Media” and Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Kathleen Dunn Show.” She also discussed the different ways that Japanese and Americans remember World War II with PRI’s […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Adam Bronson’s “One Hundred Million Philosophers” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: One Hundred Million Philosophers: Science of Thought and the Culture of Democracy in Postwar Japan, published by the University of Hawaii Press. The book’s author is Adam Bronson, who will become Lecturer in the History of Japan at Durham University in […] Carol Gluck Talks About Royalty in Japan on “BackStory” - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke on the BackStory radio program about royalty in Japan. On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday, BackStory presented the May 13, 2016 podcast “Watch the Throne: America and Royalty” in which leading historians, including […] Read Gerald L. Curtis’s Keynote Speech “The US and Japan in a Turbulent Asia” - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, gave the keynote speech at a May 13, 2016 symposium in Japan that celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School. Titled “The United States and Japan in a Turbulent Asia,” Professor Curtis’s speech […] Carol Gluck Talks with Slate About the Differing Ways Japan and the U.S. Remember World War II - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, talked with Slate in a May 11, 2016 article titled “How Japan and the U.S. Remember World War II.” Following the news that President Obama will be the first American president to visit Hiroshima, Isaac Chotiner, […] Charles K. Armstrong Publishes Article on the North Korea Party Congress in World Politics Review - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, wrote a May 12, 2016 article in World Politics Review titled “North Korea Party Congress Shows Kim’s Power—and Subtle Outreach to U.S.” In the article, Professor Armstrong argues that the North Korea Party Congress, which ended on Monday, May […]
Study of the WEAI “Neither Donkey nor Horse” Wins 2016 William H. Welch Medal - We are pleased to announce that Sean Hsiang-lin Lei’s Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Neither Donkey nor Horse: Medicine in the Struggle Over China’s Modernity has received the 2016 William H. Welch Medal from the American Association for the History of Medicine. Published in 2014 by the University of Chicago Press, Neither Donkey […] Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Xi Jinping’s New Military Position in ChinaFile - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed Xi Jinping’s new military position in ChinaFile. Professor Nathan wrote this assessment after President Xi recently assumed the title of Commander in Chief of China’s Military, a position that he now holds in addition to his role as Chairman of […] Carol Gluck Delivers the Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Memorial Lecture at The Wilson Center - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, delivered the Fourth Annual Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Memorial Lecture at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2016. Professor Gluck’s lecture was titled “Present Pasts: The Politics of Memory in East Asia.” Nancy Bernkopf […] Andrew J. Nathan Asks “Who is Xi?” in The New York Review of Books - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, has published the new article “Who is Xi?” in May 12, 2016 edition of The New York Review of Books. In the article, Professor Nathan explores the political identity of China’s President Xi Jinping by analyzing several recent books and articles […]
Robert S. Boynton Discusses His New Book About North Korea’s Abduction Project - Robert S. Boynton, an associate professor of journalism at New York University and director of NYU’s Literary Reportage concentration, has published the new book The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea’s Abduction Project (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016). For decades, North Korea denied any part in the disappearance of dozens of Japanese […]
Haruo Shirane, Tomi Suzuki, and David Lurie Publish “The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature” - WEAI professors Haruo Shirane and Tomi Suzuki, along with Columbia University professor David Lurie, have recently co-edited the landmark book The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature. The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. […] Andrew J. Nathan Publishes Article on “The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class” - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, has published a new article, “The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class,” in the April 2016 Journal of Democracy. The Journal is published by the National Endowment for Democracy and the Johns Hopkins University Press. Please click here to read Professor […] Robert Barnett and Gray Tuttle Talk About Tibet on PRI Radio’s “American Abroad” - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett and Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, talked on PRI Radio’s American Abroad on April 5, 2016 about the realities of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. Listen to the broadcast here. Andrew J. Nathan Discusses China’s Part in the Panama Papers with ChinaFile - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed China’s part in The Panama Papers in ChinaFile on April 6, 2016. Please click here to read the article. Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Discontent with Xi Jinping on PBS’s NewsHour - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed the growing discontent in China with president Xi Jinping in a March 31, 2016 interview on PBS’s NewsHour. Please click here to see the PBS interview. Carol Gluck Gives Keynote Address at University of Oslo - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, delivered the keynote speech “Modernity in Common: Japan and World History” at the international conference “Every Picture Tells a Story: The Visualization of Japanese History” at the University of Oslo on March 8, 2016. Andrew J. Nathan Discusses the Pushback Against Xi Jinping in ChinaFile - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed the pushback within China against president Xi Jinping in a March 18, 2016 article in ChinaFile. “Evidently he has gone too far in creating a cult of personality that has sought to place him beyond criticism even by cronies and […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Celeste Arrington’s “Accidental Activists” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Accidental Activists: Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea, published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is Celeste L. Arrington, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. Government […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Xing Hang’s “Conflict and Commerce in Maritime East Asia” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Conflict and Commerce in Maritime East Asia: The Zheng Family and the Shaping of the Modern World, c.1620–1720, published by Cambridge University Press. The book’s author is Xing Hang, Assistant Professor of History at Brandeis University. Xing Hang’s book looks at […]
Center for Korean Research Launches New Journal of Korean Studies Website - The Center for Korean Research at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that it has launched its newly redesigned Journal of Korean Studies website. Please visit the new address at http://jks.weai.columbia.edu/ The Journal of Korean Studies (JKS) is dedicated to publishing quality articles, in all disciplines, on a broad range of topics […] Charles K. Armstrong Co-Writes South China Morning Post Op-Ed about Diplomacy with North Korea - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, co-wrote (with John Barry Kotch) a March 10, 2016 op-ed in the South China Morning Post about the best diplomatic strategy for dealing with North Korea. In the article, titled “More Sanctions Won’t End the Korean Nuclear Crisis, but […]
WEAI Welcomes Justin Reeves, the Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Modern Japanese Politics - Justin Reeves is the 2015-2016 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Modern Japanese Politics at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He holds a B.A. in both Japanese and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and recently obtained his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. His research interests include […]
WEAI Welcomes Tucker Harding, the Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Digital Humanities - Tucker Harding is the 2015-2016 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Digital Humanities at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He is an educator and theorist working on questions pertaining to the nature, qualities and consequences of educational thought and forms of study. His current focus is on the pedagogy of culture and the history of […]
WEAI welcomes faculty member Yao Lu - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Yao Lu, assistant professor of sociology at Columbia University, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Lu, who earned her PhD from UCLA, focuses on social stratification and inequality by primarily examining the social and political development in contemporary China, and how migration intersects with micro- and macro-level social and political […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses South Korea’s Hardline Response to North Korea with Hankyoreh News - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, discussed South Korea’s recent political responses to North Korea in an interview with The Hankyoreh. In the interview, Professor Armstrong argues that Seoul’s hardline response “plays right into North Korea’s hands.” Read the interview here. Robert Barnett talks with CNN about China’s Shutdown of Foreign Tourism to Tibet - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett talked with CNN on February 25, 2016 about China’s shutdown on overseas travel to Tibet through the end of March 2016. In the article, Professor Barnett discusses the importance of foreign tourism to Chinese businesses and to the Tibetan economy. Read the article here.
Madeleine Zelin to Deliver Keynote Speech at NC State’s History Weekend - Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University, will give a keynote speech at North Carolina State University’s History Weekend on March 19, 2016. The 2016 History Weekend theme is “Rethinking the Roots of Modern China.” Professor Zelin’s talk is titled “Freedom and the Economy of Late Imperial […]
Columbia University Press Publishes Final Book by JaHyun Kim Haboush - Columbia University Press has recently published the final book by JaHyun Kim Haboush (1940-2011), who was a WEAI faculty member and the King Sejong Professor of Korean Studies at Columbia University. Titled The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation, Haboush’s book explores the Imjin War (1592–1598), which was a grueling […] Carol Gluck Speaks at Multiple Events in Japan - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, gave keynote addresses at three symposia in early 2016: “Rediscovering Northeast Asia” at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, January 23-24, 2016; “Internationalizing Japan Studies,” Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, January 30-31, 2016; and “Memory […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses North Korea’s Rocket Launch on CNN - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, appeared on CNN on February 7, 2016 to discuss the controversy caused by North Korea’s recent satellite launch. Professor Armstrong argued that sanctions against North Korea have not deterred the country from making these provocative rocket launches. Watch Professor […]
Former Senior Visiting Research Associate Naoki Matsuda Publishes Book - Naoki Matsuda, a former Senior Visiting Research Associate at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, has recently published a book titled Tax Strategy Vs. Countermeasures, which is about the contemporary issue of wealthy individuals and multinational companies that transfer their residence, income, and assets abroad mainly to reduce tax burden. The book is available in English […] Watch Andrew Nathan Discuss the Chinese State at the International Conference on the Governance of China - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, spoke about the Chinese State on January 15, 2016 at the International Conference on the Governance of China. The conference, sponsored by The New York Review of Books Foundation, the Faculty of the Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Travis Workman’s “Imperial Genus” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Imperial Genus: The Formation and Limits of the Human in Modern Korea and Japan, published by the University of California Press. The book’s author is Travis Workman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of […] Charles K. Armstrong co-writes South China Morning Post Op-Ed about China and North Korea - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, has co-written a January 20, 2016 South China Morning Post op-ed with John Kotch about China and the North Korean crisis. In the article, Armstrong and Kotch argue that “Rather than rebuke Beijing for what it has not done, […] Carol Gluck Participates in International Symposium on Mass Violence in Asia and Europe - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke in the introductory and summary sessions and was a member of the organizing committee of the international symposium “Civilians at Stake: Mass Violence in Asia and Europe from 1931 to the Present.” The symposium took […]
WEAI launches ‘Asia For Everyone’ One-Stop East Asia Education Resource Portal - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University is excited to introduce you to Asia For Everyone, a one-of-a-kind new website that offers the public a bridge to cutting-edge resources for teaching and learning about East Asia. Visitors to Asia For Everyone are greeted with a portal to seven websites that supply free teaching modules, […] Study of the WEAI author Celeste Arrington Publishes Op-Ed on Comfort Women in the Washington Post - Celeste Arrington, author of the forthcoming Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Accidental Activists: Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea (Cornell University Press, 2016), wrote an op-ed in the January 13, 2016 Washington Post about the agreement between Japan and South Korea surrounding redress over the “comfort women” issue. Arrington, […] Gray Tuttle Discusses Tibetan Studies on the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast - Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, recently spoke on the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast about The Tibetan History Reader (Columbia University Press, 2013), which he co-edited with Kurtis Schaeffer, and Sources of Tibetan Tradition (Columbia University Press, 2013), which he co-edited with Schaeffer and […] Charles K. Armstrong Publishes Op-Ed on Diplomacy with North Korea in The Guardian - Charles K. Armstrong, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, published a January 8, 2016 op-ed about diplomacy with North Korea in The Guardian. In the article, Professor Armstrong argues in favor of the U.S. engaging in possible diplomatic negotiation with North Korea, noting that the ‘strategic patience’ […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses North Korea’s Alleged H-Bomb Test with CNBC, KPCC, and the Christian Science Monitor - In light of reports that North Korea has tested a hydrogen bomb, Charles K. Armstrong, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, spoke with CNBC, KPCC Public Radio, and the Christian Science Monitor about North Korea’s claims. Please click here to read the CNBC article. Please click here […] Andrew Nathan Discusses China in 2016 in ChinaFile - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, recently offered his thoughts about the issues that China may face in 2016 in ChinaFile. In the article, Professor Nathan discusses that the dangers that President Xi Jinping’s concentration of power may cause. Please click here to read the article. The Asahi Shimbun interviews Gerald L. Curtis about Japan’s Diplomacy - The Asahi Shimbun recently interviewed Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, about Japan’s current diplomacy efforts. In the article, Professor Curtis argues that the nature of Japan’s diplomacy can best be characterized as a “coping strategy.” “A coping strategy does not seek to set the international agenda; instead it takes […] The Japan Times reports on the retirement and legacy of Professor Gerald L. Curtis - The Japan Times recently paid tribute to Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science, on the eve of his retirement from teaching at Columbia. In the December 12, 2015 article “Gerald Curtis, the Ultimate Insider in Japanese Politics, Retires,” Jeff Kingston, a Columbia PhD who teaches at Temple University in Japan, talked with […] Study of the WEAI “The Age of Irreverence” is featured in the media - Christopher Rea’s Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China (University of California Press, 2015) has recently been the focus of media attention. Rea, an associate professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, discussed his book with host Carla Nappi on the […] Theodore Hughes co-edits special issue of “The Journal of Korean Studies” - WEAI professor Theodore Hughes and Dickinson College’s Jina Kim have co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Korean Studies entitled Intermedial Aesthetics: Korean Literature, Film, and Art. Published in December 2015, Intermedial Aesthetics: Korean Literature, Film, and Art takes up the question of what lies in between and across the large spectrum of media that […] Elizabeth Wishnick publishes article on “The New China-Russia-U.S. Triangle” - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth A. Wishnick has published a new brief titled “The New China-Russia-U.S. Triangle” for the National Bureau of Asian Research. Professor Wishnick, a Columbia PhD who teaches at Montclair State University, focuses on international relations in Asia and Chinese foreign policy.
“Aesthetic Life,” a Forthcoming Study of the WEAI, Receives Meiss/Mellon Book Award - We are pleased to announce that Miya Mizuta Lippit‘s forthcoming Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Aesthetic Life: The Artistic Discourse of Beauty in Modern Japan, has received a 2015 Meiss/Mellon Author’s Book Award from the College Art Association. Professor Lippit’s book, which will be published by the Harvard University Asia Center, is an interdisciplinary study of […]
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 […] Lydia H. Liu appointed director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society - Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, has been appointed the Director of Columbia University’s Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. The Institute for Comparative Literature and Society (ICLS) provides institutional support for cross-disciplinary and cross-regional comparative work, acknowledging the force of recent changes in the humanities, the social sciences, law, […] WEAI director Eugenia Lean discusses the Institute with China Review News - WEAI director Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor of Chinese History, was recently interviewed by China Review News about the history and current activities of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. To read the article (in Chinese), please click here.
Benjamin L. Liebman and Curtis J. Milhaupt co-edit new book on Chinese State Capitalism - In November 2015, Oxford University Press will publish a new book co-edited by WEAI professors Benjamin L. Liebman and Curtis J. Milhaupt titled Regulating the Visible Hand?: The Institutional Implications of Chinese State Capitalism. The book examines the domestic and global consequences of Chinese state capitalism, focusing on the impact of state-owned enterprises on regulation […]
Steffen Rimner to chair panel on “Memory and the Legacy of Violence in East Asia” - WEAI’s 2015-2016 INTERACT Postdoctoral Scholar Steffen Rimner will chair a panel at the conference “The Politics of Memory: Victimization, Violence, and Contested Memories of the Past,” which will take place from December 3 through December 5 at Columbia University. Organized by Columbia University’s Historical Dialogues, Justice, and Memory Network, the three-day conference will bring together scholars […]
October 5 “Mapping Postwar Asia” Workshop - Learn about the October 5, 2015 event "Mapping Postwar Asia," the first workshop of the Dorothy Borg Research Program's "The Making of the Modern Pacific World" Project. WEAI director Eugenia Lean selected for Columbia’s 2015-17 Provost Leadership Fellows Program - WEAI director Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor of Chinese History, is one of thirteen Columbia faculty members selected by the University to serve in its 2015-2017 Provost Leadership Fellows Program. The program is designed for faculty members at Columbia who seek to complement their research and scholarly activities with administrative and leadership responsibilities. Fellows will have a […]
WEAI Offers Chinese Language FLAS to an Eligible CUNY Student - The Columbia University East Asia National Resource Center for the expansion of the study of the languages and culture of East Asia is making one Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) summer grant for the study of Chinese language available to eligible CUNY students. Summer FLAS fellowships are intended to help students gain the equivalent […] Andrew J. Nathan discusses the China-Taiwan Summit Meeting in The New York Times and in ChinaFile - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discusses the summit meeting between Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and China President Xi Jinping in Singapore in The New York Times and in ChinaFile Carol Gluck moderates events on War and Memory at Columbia Global Centers I East Asia in Beijing - Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, participated in the October 15, 2015 Global Think-in: Facing History Squarely – “The Politics of War Memory in East Asia and Elsewhere” at Columbia Global Centers | East Asia, Beijing. Moderated by Professor Gluck, panelists discussed the […]
“Inheritance of Loss,” a Forthcoming Study of the WEAI, Receives AAS Subvention Award - We are pleased to announce that Yukiko Koga‘s forthcoming Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Inheritance of Loss: The Political Economy of Redemption After Empire, has received a First Book Award subvention from the Association for Asian Studies. Professor Koga’s book, which will be published by the University of Chicago Press in 2016, explores […] Andrew J. Nathan presents lecture on the “Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class” - On October 20, 2015, Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, presented the National Endowment for Democracy’s 2015 Lipset Lecture, “The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class,” at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. Watch the complete video of the lecture below: The Lipset lecture is named […]
Roberta Martin receives the Ronald G. Knapp Award for Distinguished Service to Asian Studies in New York State - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is proud to announce that Roberta Martin has received the 2015 Ronald G. Knapp Award for Distinguished Service to Asian Studies in New York State from the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS). From the NYCAS Press Release: “The New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS) has named Dr. Roberta […] Carol Gluck to serve on AAAS Commission on Language Learning - Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University, has been selected to serve on the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ new Commission on Language Learning. The Commission is a national effort to examine the current state of U.S. language education, to project what the nation’s education needs will be in […] Andrew J. Nathan discusses Xi Jinping’s message to America in ChinaFile - WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan provides an analysis of Xi Jinping’s message to America in a September 24, 2015 post on ChinaFile. Following Xi Jinping’s September 22 speech in Seattle, Professor Nathan compares the content in the speech to the content in an in-depth interview the Chinese President gave to the Wall Street Journal. Read the article here. Carol Gluck participates in Africa-Asia Conference at the University of Ghana - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and chair of the Committee on Global Thought, chaired and participated in several panels at the Africa-Asia: A New Axis of Knowledge international conference at the University of Ghana, Legon from September 24-26, 2015. “Africa-Asia,” organized by A-Asia in cooperation with the International Convention of Asian Scholars […]
Charles K. Armstrong discusses Sino-Korean relations in the Los Angeles Times - WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong is quoted about Sino-Korean relations in a September 2, 2015 article in the Los Angeles Times about President Park Geun-hye’s visit to Beijing. The article notes that “Charles Armstrong, a Columbia University professor, argues that Park’s presence in Beijing while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un remained at home ‘reflects a shift in China’s […]
Gerald L. Curtis discusses Japan’s new security laws in the Christian Science Monitor - WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis, following a speech at Harvard University, provides in-depth answers about Japan’s new security laws in a September 17, 2015 Christian Science Monitor interview. Read his Q&A here. 
Gregory Pflugfelder’s course on Japanese monsters named “Coolest Class in the U.S.” - WEAI professor Gregory Pflugfelder’s popular course “A Cultural History of Japanese Monsters” is named the Number One Coolest College Class in the U.S. by Zipcar. Read the Ziptopia article here. Click here to read a Columbia University Record article about Professor Pflugfelder’s expertise about the history of Japanese monsters such as Godzilla. Click here to visit Professor Pflugfelder’s web […] Carol Gluck Presented Keynote Lecture on Comfort Women and the Politics of Memory - On September 9, 2015, Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University, presented the keynote lecture at the Fifth Annual Congress on Asia and the Pacific on “Comfort Women and the Politics of Memory in East Asia” Learn more about the conference here.
WEAI Author Q&A: Christopher Rea’s “The Age of Irreverence” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China, published by the University of California Press. The book’s author is Christopher Rea, associate professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. In his book, Professor Rea tells the story of why […] WEAI Author Q&A: Reto Hofmann’s “The Fascist Effect” - We are pleased to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy: 1915-1952, published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is Reto Hofmann, who currently teaches at Monash University. In this book, Professor Hofmann uncovers the ideological links that tied Japan to Italy in the […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Chuck Wooldridge’s “City of Virtues” - We are pleased to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: City of Virtues: Nanjing in an Era of Utopian Visions, published by the University of Washington Press. The book’s author is Chuck Wooldridge, an assistant professor of history at Lehman College, the City University of New York, and an associate […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Federico Marcon’s “The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan” - We are pleased to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan, published by the University of Chicago Press. The book’s author is Federico Marcon, an Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies and History at Princeton University. In […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Lee Pennington’s “Casualties of History” - We are pleased to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Casualties of History: Wounded Japanese Servicemen and the Second World War, published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is Lee K. Pennington, an associate professor of history at the United States Naval Academy. In this book, Professor Pennington relates for the […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Akiko Takenaka’s “Yasukuni Shrine” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Yasukuni Shrine: History, Memory, and Japan’s Unending Postwar, published by The University of Hawaii Press. The book’s author is Akiko Takenaka, an associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky. Professor Takenaka’s book offers the first extensive English-language study of […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Jessamyn Abel’s “The International Minimum” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The International Minimum: Creativity and Contradiction in Japan’s Global Engagement, 1933-1964, published by The University of Hawaii Press. The book’s author is Jessamyn Abel, an assistant professor of Asian Studies and history at Pennsylvania State University. Professor Abel tells the history […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Shellen Wu’s “Empires of Coal” - We are pleased to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Empires of Coal: Fueling China’s Entry into the Modern World Order, 1860-1920, published by Stanford University Press. The book’s author is Shellen Xiao Wu, an assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. In this study […]
GROWING UP WITH GODZILLA - WEAI professor Gregory M. Pflugfelder has launched an interactive educational resource about the history of the Japanese monster movie GODZILLA.
Fellowship Report: Junjie Jiang - Columbia University senior Junjie Jiang describes her research on Phoenix, a work by contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing, and the Weatherhead Undergraduate Summer Training Grant that made it possible. For more information regarding fellowships, please click here. Junjie Jiang WEAI Undergraduate Training Grant Fellowship Report 09/04/14 I am a senior in East Asian Studies, and I applied […]
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 […]
A New Retrospective on Hou Hsiao-hsien: A Discussion with Organizer Richard Suchenski - On Friday, September 12, 2014, the Museum of the Moving Image will launch a retrospective of the films by Taiwan’s celebrated director Hou Hsiao-hsien. The internationally-touring series, titled “Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien,” runs through October 17 in New York and includes all of the director’s seventeen feature films. The retrospective will also showcase Hou’s short movies as […]
Professor Lydia H. Liu on Human Rights Pioneer and Columbia alum P.C. Chang - Columbia University‘s list of illustrious alumni includes many graduates from China whose achievements have been widely celebrated. Columbia alumnus Peng-chun “P.C.” Chang (1892-1957), the Vice-Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and one of the architects of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has received relatively less recognition–until now. Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor […]
Howard W. French discusses his new book about the massive Chinese migration to Africa - Howard W. French, a professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, has spent years reporting about the massive migration of Chinese people to Africa. Alfred A. Knopf has just published the results of his work: China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in China. French, who has served as the bureau chief in […] Columbia’s Gregory Pflugfelder on Godzilla’s Global History - Advertisements for the new “Godzilla” are ubiquitous this summer. Weatherhead East Asian Institute faculty member Gregory Pflugfelder is well acquainted with such images. Pflugfelder, a professor of Japanese history at Columbia University, has collected around five thousand posters and promotional materials for Godzilla films and other Japanese monster flicks. His archive of advertisements is intended to help us understand how these […]
INTERACT fellow Shi-Yan Chao discusses upcoming April 25 event “Documenting Queer Histories in China and the U.S.” - Shi-Yan Chao, 2013 – 2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, discusses the upcoming Friday, April 25, 2014 event “Documenting Queer Histories in China and the U.S.,” which will feature the screenings of Cui Zi’en’s “Queer China, ‘Comrade’ China” and Barbara Hammer’s “Nitrate Kisses” followed by a discussion with both filmmakers. The event will […]
Columbia professor Lydia H. Liu on Phoenix and the art of Xu Bing - Now is the ideal time for those in New York to experience the work of Xu Bing (1955-), the world-renowned contemporary Chinese artist. Through January 2015, his monumental installation Phoenix, featuring two giant birds fabricated from construction debris, will be displayed inside the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. Book from the Sky, […]
INTERACT fellow Saskia Schaefer discusses her recent Indonesia election research - Saskia Schaefer, 2013 – 2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Southeast Asian Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and part-time lecturer in Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, discusses her recent visit to Indonesia to study the country’s 2014 elections. The International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) is a pioneering program at […]