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April 2018
Modern Japan, a steamship, and the ‘how-to’ questions of global history
Modern Japan, a steamship, and the 'how-to' questions of global history Science, Technology and Environment Lecture Series Martin Dusinberre, Chair for Global History, Historisches Seminar, University of Zürich Thursday, April 5, 2018 6:00 PM 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
Find out more »Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “On the Creation of the Warring States: An Exploration of a Historiographical Staple”
Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “On the Creation of the Warring States: An Exploration of a Historiographical Staple” Miranda Brown, University of Michigan Friday, April 20, 2018 4:30-6:30 PM Faculty House For almost a century, scholars have debated about what happened during the Warring States (Zhanguo) period. Was this a period of great intellectual foment and social mobility — unlike earlier eras, was this actually a time talented men of obscure origin could rise to the height of state power…
Find out more »May 2018
Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “Divination and the Body in Ancient China”
“Divination and the Body in Ancient China” Constance A. Cook, Lehigh University Friday, May 4, 2018 4:30-6:30 PM Location: 403 Kent Hall Part of a larger book project, which focuses on how the human body is defined through the process of divination, this presentation takes the turtle plastron used in late Shang divination as a proxy body for the king and studies how the plastron functions as both medium and substitute to heal the afflicted king’s body. The study also…
Find out more »The Long Yellow Road: The Life and Music of TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI
The Long Yellow Road: The Life and Music of TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI The 2017-2018 Soshitsu Sen XV Distinguished Lecture on Japanese Culture Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jazz composer and pianist Friday, May 4, 2018 6:00 PM Miller Theatre, Columbia University Pre-registration is required: http://events.eventzilla.net/e/the-20172018-soshitsu-sen-xv-distinguished-lecture-on-japanese-culture-2138947452
Find out more »September 2018
Researching the Cultural History of Xiangyang through Archaeological Remains
Speaker: Glenda Chao, Ursinus College This paper summarizes the results of several years of study on the archaeology and history of Chu 楚expansion into the Xiangyang 襄阳 region. Focusing on a portion of archaeological evidence excavated from the cemetery site of Bianying 卞营, it outlines two conclusions regarding the nature of Chu cultural influence on the area that have significant implications for how we look at the history of early state expansion during the first millennium BCE. In doing so,…
Find out more »October 2018
Working at the Intersection of Language and Culture in the Digital Age: Social Network Approaches (SNA) to the Pedagogy of Language Teaching
This event is free and open to the public. The workshop will be conducted in English. We have a limited number of seats for the workshop. RSVP at: https://goo.gl/forms/y2UqdE310KdT1siY2 or http://bit.ly/ConsortiumWorkshop. Registration Deadline: October 13th, 2018 two weeks before the actual event (Oct 27th, 2018). The lecture by Keynote Speaker, Professor Tohsaku of UCSD will be limited to 140 people. The following workshop is restricted to 70 people, which will be decided on the first come, first serve basis. For more information, see the flyer. Schedule…
Find out more »November 2018
‘Classical Chinese’ and its Discontents: What, if anything, was yăyán 雅言 (‘refined language’)?
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Find out more »December 2018
Early China Seminar Lecture Series: Routes of Communication between Erlitou Culture and the Southern Region in Bronze Age China
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Find out more »February 2019
Approaching Chinese Shamanism through a Comparative Context, With Assistance from the Early Chinese Song Cycle called ‘The Nine Songs’
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Find out more »Rewriting Early Chinese Technical Literature for the Age of Empire
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