WHEN TOKYO WENT ELECTRIC: Electricity Theft and the Materiality of Modern Life A lecture by IAN MILLER Professor, Department of History Affiliate Professor, Department of History of Science Harvard University Wednesday, December 6, 2017 5:30 pm The lecture will take place at: Room 200, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215 Tokyo is an electrical paradise. […]
Take in this history-making film and meet with producer Peter Grilli and director Barry Frechette Film Screening: Paper Lanterns with Director Barry Frechette & Producer Peter Grilli Thursday, December 7, 2017 5:00 – 7:00 pm The film screening will take place at: 725 Commonwealth Avenue, CAS 211 (second floor) Boston University, Boston MA 02215 A sushi reception […]
Deciphering Bapo Painting MFA Presents China’s 8 Brokens: Puzzles of the Treasured Past By John O’Rourke Untitled, 1900, Unidentified Artist. Ink and color on paper. Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston For most people, 19th-century Chinese painting conjures up images of tranquil landscapes and figures, but a groundbreaking new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts shines a […]
From the Director Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese literary critic, writer, democracy activist and laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, died in custody on July 13, 2017. Jailed many times by the Chinese government, he had been accused of having “undermined state security” through his writings, speeches, and activity. He advocated peaceful dialogue and […]
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2017 Location: STH 441 Time: 3:30 pm Helen Kim will reveal the complex responses of South Korean Christians to the state under the repressive rule of Park Chung-hee.
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“The Origins of the Missionary Impulse” Prof. Jeremy Menchik, Assistant Professor, Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University Tuesday, April 25, 12:00pm Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs Conference Room 10 Lenox St. Brookline, MA *Professor Menchik is asking people to read his paper prior to the meeting. Be sure to RSVP to awestbro@bu.edu for lunch and a […]
Congratulations to Amber Navarre, who is this year’s winner of the CAS Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology. For more information, read the full article here.