Rudolf Wagner will discuss the Chinese appropriation of George Washington to frame the image of a public leader in a post-Imperial China. Early Chinese biographies of George Washington were indirectly discussing the features a new kind of Chinese public leader might have to embody if he was to lead China out of its demise. Here […]
The Virtuoso Players of Chinese Folk Music feature master performers from the Department of Fine Arts of China Ocean University in Qingdao, China. Highly acclaimed,this group performs not only traditional Chinese music, but also modern and contemporary Chinese folk music. Professor Kang Jiandong, artistic director of the group and supervisor of the doctoral program, leads the […]
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2012 Graduate Student Essay Competition In order to encourage the participation of interested graduate students in the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, the Society is continuing its annual graduate student essay award competition this spring. We are now accepting any essays written by graduate students for one of their classes related to the area of Buddhist-Christian […]
The new Global Music Lunchtime Concert Series, organized by the Department of Musicology and Ethnomusicology of the School of Music, showcases musicians, dancers, and performing artists steeped in non-Western traditions. The series aims to provide students and faculty with opportunities to explore diverse musical practices from the world over, which may otherwise not be easily […]
Attention Students: The deadline for applications to the 64th JASC has been extended to March 15th. So there are no applications from Boston University. Since we have a long tradition of both sending students to JASC and funding their participation in the conference, it would be a shame to not have a representative to this […]
On March 5 and 6, 2012, a number of BUCSA faculty took part in an international conference on human security at Boston University. The two-day event, entitled Liberty and Security in a Time of Global Re-ordering, was organized by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University, in cooperation with the Center for […]
The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies has reopened for new applications for Fall 2012 and Academic Year 2012-13 and welcomes new applications from undergraduates until April 9th. The language prerequisite is four semesters of Japanese, or equivalent proficiency. Courses receive Boston University credit and financial aid packages can be used toward the program. A single […]