Past Events

Commonly known as the patriarchal family structure, the aristocratic society of the Western Zhou dynasty was composed of many families that originated from the royal house and the heirs of other early founders. With the increasing discovery of bronze inscriptions and cemeteries, some details have come to contradict what researchers previously understood about the principles governing aristocratic lineages and families. The naming conventions of sons—often referred to and distinguished by Bo, Zhong, Shu, and Ji—did not always correspond to their…

Literature for the Masses is the first English-language book on popular stories known in Japan alternatively as period fiction or mass literature. It highlights the important cultural and idealogical work performed by this ubiquitous, yet overlooked, literary form. Focused on the years 1913 to 1941, which coincide exactly with the rise of industrial capitalism and mass culture in Japan, the book challenges the conventional wisdom that period-themed entertainment was an anachronistic holdover from the past. Through a close analysis of…

Douglas Brooks Author, Boatbuilder, Researcher, Instructor Ways of Learning: An Apprentice Boatbuilder in Japan Preregistration required. Click here to register. Cosponsored by Department of History Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 5:00PM EDT Kent Hall, Room 403

Hybrid Event Taiwan Legal: What Does ROC Law Say about Taiwan? Thursday, April 3, 2025 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM (ET) Furman Hall Room 326 and Zoom (245 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012) Featuring: Yu-Jie Chen, Assistant Research Professor, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica; Non-resident Affiliated Scholar, U.S.-Asia Law Institute, NYU School of Law Co-sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) of New York University School of Law About the event: Taiwan’s status as a state is often challenged not because it fails…

CTLgrads Learning Community - Look I Made You Some Content: Assigning and Evaluating Creative Assignments (Session 2) - for graduate students Breaking away from the classic exam or essay can be fun! And it doesn’t necessarily mean more work for the instructor or TAs. This learning community will focus on how to design assessments that invite and value student creativity. We’ll discuss what works, what doesn’t, how to connect students with available resources, and construct rubrics for evaluation. Part 1 of…

For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using a unique email address (one email address per registrant) by  Apr. 2 at 4:00 pm for campus access. Names will be…

For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. Registering will generate an email with a QR code which must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either 116 Street & Broadway or 116 Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using an unique email address (one email address per registrant) by Apr 2 at 4:00 pm for campus access. Speaker: Joseph Seeley, Assistant Professor, Corcoran Department…

We invite current Columbia graduate students with questions about maintaining an inclusive teaching environment and all other aspects of pedagogy to drop by office hours on Fridays from 2:00–4:00 pm. We also welcome conversations about CTL fellowships, programs, services, job market preparation, and making progress in the Teaching Development Program (tdp.ctl.columbia.edu). No appointment is necessary; you can join us in-person in 212 Butler Library, or via Zoom. To join office hours via Zoom, email CTLgrads@columbia.edu to obtain the link. If you can't make office hours but…