In Search of New Horizons: One Hundred Years of Modern Korean Literature October 27 & 28, 2017 Concurring with the centennial of Yi Kwangsu’s Mujŏng (The Heartless, 1917), a work often described as the first modern Korean novel, this two-full-day workshop brings together emerging and established scholars of modern Korean literature around the world to examine the […]
BU Center for the Study of Asia presents: “China’s Dairy Century: Making, Drinking, and Dreaming of Milk” Thomas Dubois Monday, October 30, 2017 4:00pm – 6:00pm The lecture will take place at: 121 Bay State Road Boston University China’s dairy industry has of late become big news. A country that few would have instinctively associated with […]
THE LEGACY OF VIETNAM IN THE AMERICAN MIND BURNS AND NOVIC PBS SERIES: A HIT OR A MISS? Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History Andrew J. Bacevich discusses the new series The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, which aired on PBS this Fall. Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:30 pm – 5:00pm The lecture will […]
BU Center for the Study of Asia and Pardee School of Global Studies: Beyond the Headlines “After the Chinese Communist Party Congress: Where does China go from here?” Tuesday, November 7, 2017 5:00pm – 7:00pm The lecture will take place at: Boston University 121 Bay State Road The CCP Congress scheduled on 18th October 2017 is […]
The Asian Studies Program at Boston College presents “The Sources of North Korean Conduct” Lecturer: Bruce Cumings, Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago November 15, 2017 5:30 pm The lecture will take place at: Devlin Hall 008 Chestnut Hill Campus, Boston College The Asian Studies Program at Boston […]
The Mural as a Subversive Act: Yuan Yunsheng in Context Wednesday, November 8, 2017 4:30 – 6:00 pm The panel discussion will be held at: Tufts University Art Gallery The interdisciplinary panel discussion will address the complexity of Yuan Yunsheng’s Two Ancient Chinese Tales—Blue + Red + Yellow = White?. Currently on view at Tufts […]
Cambridge China Politics Research Workshop (CCPRW) “Is China Different? Quantitative Comparison of China and Japan’s Export Credit Agencies in Energy Loans, 2006-2015” by Junda JIN (PhD Candidate, Boston University Department of Political Science) Wednesday, November 15 2017 6:00 – 7:30pm (40 min presentation, 40 min discussion) The workshop will be held at: 121 Bay State Road, Boston […]
BU Center for the Study of Asia presents: Art of Light in Asia Diwali Celebration Thursday, November 16, 2017 5:30 pm The event will take place at: 121 Bay State Road This event is free and open to the public.
Boston University Center for the Study of Asia presents: Film Screening and Discussion with the Director: We (Wo Men 我们), Directed by Huang Wenhai 黄文海 Thursday, November 16, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The film screening and discussion will be held at: CAS 211, Boston University 685 Commonwealth Avenue ABOUT THE FILM WE (Chinese title: Wo Men 我们) 2008. […]
Japanese Originals Fall 2017 GEDDES JAPANESE MOVIE SERIES Screenings Every Other Wednesday at 6:30pm (All films with English subtitles) CAS 533B (Capacity strictly 35 maximum), 685 Commonwealth Avenue BU COMMUNITY ONLY 9/13 – Godzilla ゴジラ (1954) 96 min. Remade in Hollywood in 1998 and 2014 Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) was the first giant monster to […]