We are pleased to note the recent publication of a new illustrated biography of Soong Mayling 宋美齡 (Madame Chiang Kai-shek, 1899-2003), entitled 佳美的腳蹤：宋美齡與她的時代 (Soong Mayling and Her Era: A Legacy of Grace and Resilience), edited by CHEN Liwen 陳立文, with Esther Hu 胡斯慧 serving as English editor and translator. The book attempts to break the […]
Join us at the Center for the Study of Asia’s next Taiwan Forum lecture/discussion featuring foreign policy analyst Ryan Hass (Brookings Institution) as he explores the local, regional, and international ramifications of the January 2024 Taiwan presidential election. This event is free and open to the public! To help us with seating and food planning, […]
How did poetry find its way into the popular circles and vernacular expressions of everyday life? How did the structured form of rhyme and meter enchant some while disconcerting others? The Boston University Department of World Languages & Literatures is pleased to present the lecture Lyrical Crossovers: Rendezvous between the Poetic and the Popular in […]
Boston University’s Department of World Languages and Literatures is pleased to present A Paradox of Seeing and Knowing: Rethinking the “Storyteller’s Manner” Narrative Mode in Chinese Vernacular Fiction Canaan Morse Visiting Assistant Professor of Premodern Chinese Literature, Boston University Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 5:30-7:00 pm in STH 625 (School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, […]
Boston University’s Department of World Languages & Literatures is pleased to invite you to the lecture A New “New Philology”: Rethinking Variance in Classical Chinese Literature Zhuming Yao Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese, Swarthmore College Friday, February 2, from 5:30-7:00 pm in STH 625 (School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215) Abstract: Variance […]
The BU Center for the Study of Asia and the Department of Anthropology are delighted to present Nancy J. Smith-Hefner (Department of Anthropology, Boston University) Terms of Endearment: Love and Angst among Indonesian Youth Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm at the Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Boston […]
The BU Chinese Program and Global House invite you to join us as we celebrate Chinese New Year Culture Fair Friday Feb. 16 from 5 to 7 pm at 610 Beacon Street (Myles Standish Hall, English Room) Hosted by the Chinese program and the Global House, the event features cultural booths offering activities like paper-cutting, […]
In this talk, Forough illuminates the transformative journey of empowering Afghan women through tech education and explores the groundbreaking initiatives of Code to Inspire, the first coding school for girls in Afghanistan. Unlocking the Code: Breaking Barriers with Tech Education for Women in Afghanistan Fereshteh Forough Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm […]
The participation of women poets in medieval courtly or Sufi Persian literary cultures was acknowledged but did not result in their inclusion in literary histories. The lives and poems of figures such as Mahsati, Rabia, and Jahan, were memorialized in anecdotes and romantic narratives at certain critical junctures that led to the creation of phantom […]
The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA), the Center for the Study of Asia, and the Department of Anthropology invite you to join us for a book talk — moderated by Andrew March (UMass Amherst) — on Robert Hefner’s (BU) recently published monograph Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Democracy and the Quest for an […]