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April 2022
Troubled Waters: The Challenges Facing Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake
Registration: To register to attend this event in-person, please register HERE. To register to attend this event online, please register HERE. PLEASE NOTE: Proof of vaccination is required and will be checked at the entrance. The entrance is 420 West 118th Street. Please plan to arrive between 11:00am - 11:50am for check in. Speaker: Abby Seiff, freelance journalist based in NYC Moderator: Sreyneath Poole, New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN) Program Coordinator Join NYSEAN, the Center for Khmer Studies, the…
Find out more »Last day for the doctoral candidate to deposit the dissertation for May degree conferral and have their name appear in the addendum to the Convocation Booklet.
Last day for the doctoral candidate to deposit the dissertation for May degree conferral and have their name appear in the addendum to the Convocation Booklet.
Find out more »Fiction Beyond Language: Nguyễn Thị Quế Mai and Vietnamese Diasporic Memory
Speakers: Nguyễn Thị Quế Mai, author of The Mountains Sing Marie Myung-ok Lee, CSER, Columbia University Yen Vu, EALAC/WEAI, Columbia University John Phan, EALAC/WEAI, Columbia University Moderator: John Phan, EALAC/WEAI, Columbia University Engagement with contemporary artists, authors, and other public figures is key to understanding East Asian society and culture. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai represents one of the most celebrated new Vietnamese authors today, whose work is gaining enormous recognition for her successful translation of Vietnamese literary aesthetics, philosophy, and…
Find out more »EALAC MA Workshop
We will be holding our final workshop of the academic year on Friday, April 22nd at 10am via Zoom. Please join us along with two current EALAC PhD students who will share their insights regarding applying for the PhD. Also, Professor Suzuki will share some tips on the PhD application from the perspectives of faculty members and admissions committees. Below is the speakers' information: Mengheng Lee: Pre-Modern Korean History, Early Modern Sino-Korean Relations Fran Zhao: Pre-Modern Chinese Literature Tomi Suzuki: Professor…
Find out more »Office Hours (for Graduate Students)
Butler Library, 535 W. 114 St., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: 212 We invite any Columbia graduate student with questions about any aspects of teaching or teaching preparation to drop by office hours, no appointment necessary. We also welcome questions about CTL fellowships, programs, services, job market preparation, and making progress in the Teaching Development Program (tdp.ctl.columbia.edu). Drop in and visit us anytime today from 2 - 4 pm ET in person in 212 Butler or online at https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/my/ctlgrads. If…
Find out more »Columbia China Forum
Columbia China Forum Dates: Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24 Opening Ceremony taking place Saturday April 23 7:30pm EST, Low Library Rotunda Tickets on sale now at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbia-china-forum-tickets-318599889847 A platform for constructive dialogue between the United States and China, CCF brings together leading figures in politics, academia, business, and culture to share insights on their experience bridging the two worlds; to develop personal relationships among driven young leaders; to present diverse opinions, engage in meaningful discussions; and to chart a path…
Find out more »NYPL’s World Literature Festival: In Conversation | 刘墉 (Liu Yong) 访谈
加入我们，一起欢迎作家、艺术家和教育家刘墉用普通话与我们进行交谈。 About this event 纽约公共图书馆的“世界文学节”（World Literature Festival ) 颂扬来自世界各地的书籍和作家，并反映了我们的社区使用的多种语言。发现我们的顾客正在阅读的各种语言版本刊物，图书馆提供的资源，免费的在线活动，书籍推荐等等。 加入我们，一起欢迎作家、艺术家和教育家刘墉用普通话与我们进行交谈。 与图书馆一起欢迎作者刘墉，我们会谈论他对四代中国文化的影响。他的作品包括 100 多本书籍，其中包括励志非小说、小说、儿童寓言和艺术论文。 刘墉通过 100 多本囊括了激励人心的非小说类、小说、儿童寓言和艺术论文的各式书籍，影响了四代人的中国文化。他的作品被翻译成英文、韩文、越南文、泰文和捷克文。1949 年出生于台北，他自 1980 年起定居纽约。 该节目将以中文进行。 这项活动将通过 Zoom 于线上举行。您必须使用您的电子邮件地址注册，才能收到 Zoom 链接以便参与活动。该链接将在活动前大约一天通过电子邮件发送给您。您将需要具有音频和/或视频功能以及互联网/移动通信连接的设备才能加入。 ------ The New York Public Library’s World Literature Festival celebrates books and writers from around the world and reflects the languages spoken in our communities. Discover what our patrons are reading in different languages, resources the Library offers, free online events, book recommendations, and more. Join us as we welcome author, artist, and educator Liu…
Find out more »China’s Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet
Speakers: Lhadon Tethong, Director, Tibet Action Institute Freya Putt, Director of Strategy, Tibet Action Institute Dr. Jia Luo, University of Toronto Tenzin Dorjee, PhD candidate, Columbia University Moderator: Andy Nathan, Columbia University Chinese government policies are forcing three out of every four Tibetan students into a vast network of colonial boarding schools, separating children as young as four from their parents. According to a recent report by Tibet Action Institute, the schools are a cornerstone of Xi Jinping’s campaign to…
Find out more »“On China” With C&WP Fellow Justin Canfil
Speaker: Justin Canfil, Columbia University Speaker Bio: I am a political scientist (PhD Columbia) whose interests span international security, emerging technologies, and law. My research leverages game theory, computerized text analysis, archival research, and survey-experimental methods to provide empirical traction on questions about how states use legal and foreign policy instruments to get what they want in the technology space. I am broadly interested in security studies, strategic competition, and cyber conflict. At present, I hold concurrent postdoctoral appointments with the…
Find out more »Technological Contestation in International Law and Arms Control
Speaker: Justin Canfil For status quo powers interested in stabilizing the security environment, informally adapting existing law is easier and quicker than formally bargaining over new law. But policymakers and pundits routinely bemoan the inability of "thin" international institutions like arms control -- where the stakes for war and peace are highest -- to keep pace with technological change. Opportunistic actors, it is believed, see technology as both the means and motive to evade their institutional commitments, especially in institutions…
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