Professor Merry White received the Japan Society’s John E. Thayer Award, which annually recognizes significant achievements by an individual or institution in the field of U.S.-Japan relations. A longtime member of the Department of Anthropology at Boston University, White is one of America’s most distinguished and most popular Japan scholars. Well known both for her academic […]
On Monday, April 23, Dan Slater, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and the author of Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2012), was at Boston University to discuss his new project with, tentatively titled: Advancing Accountability: Democratic Dynamics in the Post-Colonial World. Slater’s […]
“Think Global, Act Local” July 1-29, Xian & Beijing, China 3-Day Youth Summit …to tackle global issues with elite peers and high-profile experts 3-Week Service Learning …to gain hands-on experience in influencing Chinese young minds 2-Day Xian Tour and 1-Day Beijing Tour …to immerse in an ancient and modern Chinese culture and scenery To win […]
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Abhisheka as inaugural full-time Lecturer in Hindi in the Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature. Abhisheka, since 2009 a full-time lecturer in Hindi at the University of Michigan, earned his PhD in Hindi Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, where he also earned […]
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Yoon Sun Yang has accepted our offer of the position of Assistant Professor of Korean and Comparative Literature and will be joining us this fall. She will be teaching Introduction to Korean Literature and Gender in East Asian Film. Yoon Sun Yang earned her PhD in East Asian […]
We are delighted to announce that BU’s Lauren Makishima took 1st place yesterday at the Japanese Speech Contest run by the Consulate General of Japan in Boston. Selected from 24 applicants, twelve students representing Harvard, MIT and other schools in the area competed in the advanced division yesterday at the Brookline library. Lauren’s talk focused on the Japanese homogeneous […]
On Wednesday, April 18, BUCSA welcomed Rudolf Wagner to campus for a talk on “George Washington in China: Image of a New Political Leader.” Wagner is an intellectual historian with research interests ranging from political philosophy in early and medieval China to modern millennial and revolutionary movements and the development of the press, the public […]
Bryant University is accepting applications for STARTALK Chinese Language and Culture Teacher Program for summer 2012. This three-week summer program provides vigorous professional development on Chinese language and culture for current and prospective K-12 teachers. [Download flyer] Dates and Time: July 9-28, 9:00a.m.-3:30p.m. (Monday to Friday and July 28; no activities on July 14, 15, 21 […]
The East Asia Institute (EAI) based in Seoul, South Korea, invites applications for its Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia. Funded by the Japan Foundation, the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange of Taiwan, and YBM/KIS, an education institute of Korea, the Fellows Program targets East Asia specialists with cutting-edge […]